Approximately 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis were removed from their families between approximately 1883 until 1997 and forced to attend federally-funded residential schools for more than a century.
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.A 2021 memorial in Ottawa for the children whose remains are believed to be buried in unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C.
"The search for truth and justice must go forward without further delays or federal roadblocks, especially when it concerns the lost lives of our children." Ottawa said the funds were reduced in order to take a "sustainable approach" that provides money to as many community-led projects as possible.
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