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By M. Tiahui

On May 27, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said that preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia uncovered the remains of 215 children. This news has been met by a massive outpouring of grief in Indigenous communities.

In the U.S., an estimated 500 government-funded Indian boarding and day schools operated in the 19th and 20th centuries. The U.S. has never had an accurate accounting of the Indian boarding schools, the number of children who attended or those who died at the schools. By 1900, there were about 20,000 children in boarding schools; by 1925, that number had more than tripled.

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215 (own artwork, June 5, 2021)

Resources and services for Indigenous folks:

Indian Residential School Survivors Society Counselling Services

Survivors crisis line is open 24 hours a day & 7 days a week: 1-800-721-0066

If you’re a settler, here are some places where you can make a donation to support residential school survivors and their families:

Indian Residential School Survivors Society

Legacy of Hope Foundation

Woodland Cultural Centre’s Save the Evidence campaign

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

First Nations Child & Family Caring Society

Reconciliation Canada

Indspire

Native Women’s Association of Canada

Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund

If you’re a settler, here are some educational resources on residential schools:

Settlers Take Action resources compiled by the On Canada Project

Read about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and its 94 Calls to Action.

Yellowhead Institute - Calls to Action Accountability: A 2020 Status Update on Reconciliation

Find out whose traditional territory you live on. Visit the Native Land website.

Sign up for Indigenous Canada, a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada.

Sign a Petition

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