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Remembering a Tireless Advocate In a poignant ceremony on Saturday, September 30th, at 10 a.m., the late Michael Cachagee was remembered for his unwavering advocacy for Residential School Survivors. The event was held at the site of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, where Cachagee dedicated decades to championing the rights of his

Michael Cachagee was ‘adamant’ Indian Residential School system not be forgotten; dead at 83.

Article content He remembers the days at St. John’s Indian Residential School, in Chapleau,very vividly. He suffered isolation, hunger, emotional, physical and sexual abuse. In fact, later he had become dependent on drugs and alcohol by the age of 16 in order to drown out the pain he had to endure. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. ‘Where has it all gone?’: Missing TRC testimonies done in original languages baffles residential school survivor Back to video He said that in many cases his addictions got much worse and he became an ang...

Indian Affairs refused to ship home children's bodies because of the cost; it follows that most were buried on or near school grounds