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Canada – Canada and Province of British Columbia support Stó:lō Nation research and commemoration activities around former residential school sites
Today, David Jimmie, Chief of Squiala First Nation and President of the Stó:lō Nation Chiefs’ Council; the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; and Murray Rankin, B.C. Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, announced funding totalling $2,027,520. February 4, 2022 — Stó:lō Nation, British Columbia — Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada The locating of unmarked burials at former residential school sites across Canada is a tragic reminder of the abuse that many Indigenous children suffered in these institutions. The Government of Canada is working with Survivors, Indigenous leaders and affected families and communities as part of efforts to ... Read more