Author of the article: Dariya Baiguzhiyeva TimminsToday.com Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Publishing date: Jun 16, 2021 • 9 hours ago • 3 minute read • After the discovery of a mass grave in Kamloops, B.C. where the remains of 215 children were found, Mushkegowuk Council Grand Chief Jonathan Solomon reached out to Fort Albany Chief Robert Nakogee suggesting a search needs to be done on the grounds of the former St. Anne s residential school. Supplied jpg, TD
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The burial site investigations at former residential schools will have to be approached carefully as they will and have already opened up a lot of wounds, says Fort Albany Chief Robert Nakogee.
Families of residential school students optimistic after Ontario says it will ID, commemorate burial sites
Jay Jones of the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association is among relatives of students who were forced to attend residential schools and are encouraged by Ontario’s three-year plan announced Tuesday to identify and commemorate burial sites.
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Posted: Jun 15, 2021 4:07 PM ET | Last Updated: June 15
Ontario on Tuesday announced a three-year plan to identify, investigate and commemorate residential school burial sites in the province. Photo shows a classroom circa 1945 at St. Anne s Indian Residential School in Fort Albany, Ont. (Edmund Metatawabin collection/Algoma University)
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Numbers escalated over the weekend
Author of the article: The Daily Press
Publishing date: Jun 14, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 1 minute read •
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KASHECHEWAN The health crisis in Kashechewan First Nation escalated over the weekend and just continued with additional cases reported on Monday.
Kashechewan, which has a population of 1,800, had 216 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday afternoon.
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That represents 12 per cent of that community’s population.
The community, which declared a state of emergency more than a week ago due to the out-of-control spread of the virus, saw its numbers climbed considerably over the weekend.
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