Remembering a Tireless Advocate In a poignant ceremony on Saturday, September 30th, at 10 a.m., the late Michael Cachagee was remembered for his unwavering advocacy for Residential School Survivors. The event was held at the site of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, where Cachagee dedicated decades to championing the rights of his
Mike Cachagee, a former chief of Chapleau Cree First Nation and an advocate for residential school survivors and their families, died at age 83 last Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
The federal government's promise to search former residential school sites for unmarked graves has Indigenous communities surrounding Chapleau, Ont., hopeful that the haunting questions about children who never made it home will finally be answered.