Saskatchewan to fund $2M in residential school research, asks Ottawa to match
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REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has announced it will provide $2 million for research on residential school sites.
The money is to support the research of undocumented deaths and burials in the province.
First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs Minister Don McMorris is also calling on the federal government to match the province’s funding for this "vitally important work."
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has identified a number of former residential school sites in the province where more research is needed.
These include former school sites at Onion Lake, Beauval, Lebret and Sturgeon Landing.
The FSIN says it expects this list to increase over time.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2021
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