Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 75

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August 16, 2024

Feds reverse course on funding cap for unmarked grave searches
APTN News: The minister of Crown Indigenous Relations says that the federal government made a “mistake” when it capped money towards searches for unmarked graves at former residential schools across the country. “After engaging with Indigenous leaders and communities, we have heard your concerns loud and clear,” said Minister Gary Anandasangaree in a statement. “Our...

June 13, 2023

Ground search begins at former Chooutla school site in Yukon
As many as 42 students may have died at the former school site APTN News: A ground search for potential graves has begun at the former site of the Chooutla Indian Residential School in Carcross, Yukon. The search, which will take place during various intervals this summer, will help determine if there are possible remains...

May 5, 2023

Details of upcoming work to find graves at residential school site presented in Carcross, Yukon
Ground-penetrating radar work to be done at Chooutla school site starting next month WARNING: This story contains distressing details. CBC News: People in the community of Carcross, Yukon, received more details this week about the upcoming work to search for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school. That work, which will be done...

March 25, 2023

Search for graves at Yukon residential school site planned for this summer
‘We will finally get some answers to questions that we’ve had in our families,’ says chair of working group WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. CBC News: The first ground search for unmarked graves at a former Yukon residential school will start this summer in Carcross.  At least 20 Indigenous children...

June 6, 2022

Sagkeeng First Nation update
CBC: Sagkeeng First Nation’s search of former residential school site uncovers 190 radar anomalies The search of a former Manitoba residential school site has unearthed what the chief of the First Nation describes as “anomalies” that could be unmarked burial sites, though the true nature of those anomalies remains unclear. During the search, ground-penetrating radar used...

May 18, 2022

Stólō Tribal Council
St. Mary’s Residential School, All Hallows and Coqualeetza: $1,077,520 2021-24 Chemainus Valley Courier: Interviews of survivors of St. Mary’s Residential School is being undertaken by the Stólō Tribal Council, and Stólō Nation leadership has said it plans to execute ground searches at St. Mary’s and Coqualeetza, as well as the researching all historical files related...

May 4, 2022

Sagkeeng First Nation
Fort Alexander IRS: $610,093 Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: Sagkeeng First Nation has undertaken work related to Fort Alexander (Pine Falls) Residential School and the search for possible burial sites located on the land. The community-led initiative has involved knowledge gathering from Elders. Field investigation work on areas related to the school site location...

April 27, 2022

Residential Schools Missing Children Community Support Funding Recipients
Government of Canada: The Residential Schools Missing Children Community Support funding launched in June 2021 to support Indigenous communities to locate missing children at Indian Residential Schools as identified in the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement. Funding is provided under the following components: National results: For full details on all 70 funding arrangement The list...

April 20, 2022

Sipekne’katik First Nation
Shubenacadie Residential School: $326,700  CIRNAC:The funding supports the “Shubenacadie Residential School Support Project for Sipekne’katik.” This funding will assist with the research, knowledge gathering, commemoration, memorialization and fieldwork that will be undertaken by the First Nation on the grounds surrounding the former Shubenacadie residential school. Sipekne’katik First Nation has already begun the difficult work. The...

March 29, 2022

Williams Lake First Nation
St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School: $2.9M Mar. 29, 2022: CTV News – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $2.9M in funding to “continue supporting healing” for members of First Nations communities impacted by the treatment children received while attending a local residential school....

February 18, 2022

The Nisoonag (Three Canoes) Partnership
Spanish Indian Residential School $699,574 + $900K from Ontario for 2021-2024 The Nisoonag (Three Canoes) Partnership is an alliance between Mississauga First Nation (MFN), Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation (SFN), and Serpent River First Nation (SRFN) formed to investigate the former Spanish Indian Residential School (IRS) site for unmarked children’s graves...

February 7, 2022

Grassy Narrows First Nation
TBNewswatch.com – $157,000 funding to research gravesites at the former McIntosh Residential School in Northwestern Ontario. The school, founded by Roman Catholic missionaries, was located 30 kilometres northwest of Vermilion Bay. It operated from 1925 to 1969. “We will take steps to commemorate and memorialize the children that died while attending McIntosh Residential School so that they will always...

January 27, 2022

Garden River First Nation
Jan. 27, 2022: $1,485,770 for the “The Garden River First Nations Survivor Fund” is undertaking work related to burial sites associated with Wawanosh Home for Girls, on research and knowledge gathering with Survivors, their families and Knowledge Keepers for commemoration and memorialization projects, and will document and video tape fieldwork investigations using global positioning technology....

January 24, 2022

Six Nations of the Grand River
$10,259,9753 in funding over three years The Survivors’ Secretariat at Six Nations of the Grand River and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced funding through the Residential Schools Missing Children – Community Support Funding program to assist with this important work.The Survivors’ Secretariat will coordinate with Survivors and engage with communities to locate, document, map, maintain...

January 7, 2022

Williams Lake First Nation
CIRNA – $1,912,460 Williams Lake First Nation will undertake work related to burial sites associated with the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School. The community is currently completing a preliminary investigation that includes interviews with former students and their families, an initial geophysical survey, and the compilation of archival and photographic records related to the disappearances and...

December 16, 2021

Lac Seul First Nation
Sioux Lookout Bulletin – $1M funding for Lac Seul First Nation who will engage with 33 affiliated northern Ontario communities to establish cultural and spiritual protocols in working with Survivors, intergenerational Survivors, knowledge keepers and leaders to address the location, documentation, mapping, maintenance and commemoration/memorialization of burial sites associated with the former Pelican Lake Indian...

December 15, 2021

Cowassess First Nation
$703,230 funding over three years for the community’s Gravesite Reclamation Project. Survivors, intergenerational Survivors, knowledge keepers and leaders will continue the work that has already started on researching, commemorating, locating and identifying the gravesites of missing children. During the next three years, work will progress on research, archival and statement gathering, additional fieldwork, commemorative markers,...

June 22, 2021

Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations
Saskatchewan Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations = $4.88M (16 Indian Residential Schools) Research, knowledge gathering and the initial ceremonies related to the burial sites of children who never returned from residential schools to their Indigenous communities. The funding will also help communities gather the information necessary to guide appropriate ground penetrating radar work....
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