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The graves were never a secret: Why so many residential school cemeteries remain unmarked

Article content This week has yielded a near-unprecedented tide of national horror at news out of Kamloops that a ground radar survey has uncovered evidence of up to 215 unmarked graves of children who died while attending the Kamloops Indian Residential School. While Canadians have used such words as “shock” or “disbelief” to describe the discovery of up to 215 unmarked graves of children who died while attending the Kamloops Indian Residential School, the truth is much more telling: It was never a secret that the sites of Indian Residential Schools abounded with the graves of dead children. Communities and survivors knew the bodies were there, as did any investigation or government commission that bothered to ask.

Charities and non-profits in trouble seek federal support

Urban Indigenous services  When the pandemic hit a year ago, food insecurity was one of the biggest problems for Indigenous people living in towns and cities across the country, says Jocelyn Formsma, executive director of the National Association of Friendship Centres in Ottawa. The inability to hold bingos, powwows and galas to raise money for services has had a significant impact on their finances, she said.  Right now, with the Indigenous Community Support Fund, we expect that we would be able to continue to provide support until about May or June, said Formsma. After that, there s a big question mark.

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