TORONTO The head of a First Nations organization in Saskatchewan says ground searches will soon be underway at the 22 residential schools in that province, as calls for a similar effort to take place across the country grow louder. Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, which represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan, says that conversations with Premier Scott Moe and federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller resulted in an agreement to conduct the searches at all residential schools in the province. They re committed to working with us and getting this done for our families and survivors, he told CTV News Channel on Tuesday.
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. News of the remains of 215 children being discovered at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia jolted Clayton Peters, whose seven years of torment there have been mostly encased in silence around fears of soap and strappings, a cold dark room and dreams of running away. “I’m finally […]
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society is calling on the federal government and the Catholic church to take action following the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried on the Kamloops Indian Residential School grounds.