Communities could previously receive up to $3M per year through the Residential Schools Missing Children Community Support Fund, but funding will now be capped at $500K
OTTAWA — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs criticized the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools, saying in a statement they are profoundly disappointed and outraged.
The chiefs sent a letter to Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree asking for previous funding to be reinstated. Residential schools, often operated by the Catholic Church with support from the federal government, were used as a tool to assimilate Indigenous Peoples into settler society, ripping thousands of children away from their families and cutting them off from their culture and language.
Kennedy said the decision to cut funding without first speaking to First Nations leadership is a "missed opportunity" for Canada to strengthen relations and respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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