AMC Calls on ISC and Minister Hajdu to End Obstruction and Release Critical Records for Residential School Investigations

July 30, 2024

Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg – The Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is calling on Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Minister Patty Hajdu to stop obstructing access to the Indian Registrar and other essential records needed to complete the investigation into the deaths of First Nations children who attended Residential Schools in Manitoba. Information about ISC’s role in prolonging the investigation became public knowledge this week as part of the final report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples: Missing Records, Missing Children