Gathering of James Bay Cree in Moose Factory opens with welcome home for residential school survivors

Many with ties to the James Bay Coast are coming to Moose Factory this week for celebrations including Creefest and the Moose Cree Gathering of our People. And that includes some who were originally forced to come to the island community. The festivities started on a sombre note Tuesday, with a special ceremony to welcome…

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MKO, Sioux Valley call for government protection of residential school graves

Manitoba Indigenous groups say graves containing the remains of former residential school children in the Brandon area need government protection under the Heritage Resources Act…

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Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund

On July 31, 2023, the Ontario government launched the new Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF), which will provide up to $7.075M in support to organizations and communities for community engagement and related activities in response to planned or ongoing burial investigations at former…

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‘I think of my mushum’: Families of residential school survivors gather for Delmas walk

As Sonia Pete started to walk Friday morning from Little Pine First Nation to the town of Delmas, nearly 40 kilometres away, she thought about her late father and grandfather. “Part of the path we are walking – Paynton Road (Grid 674), is the path my Dad took when he came home from residential school…

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