“Putting the planned engagement process in the hands of a non\u002DIndigenous (organization) is a misstep, and a very worrying one at that”
The centre says it is “deeply concerned” with the decision by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada to hire a Netherlands-based organization to launch “an extremely sensitive engagement process” on issues surrounding possible gravesites near former residential schools.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
While Ottawa says it hired the commission because some communities are looking for options and that it has a mandate to assist their searches, the centre and other advocates say the work around unmarked graves must happen independent of the federal government, since it funded the church-run residential school system in the first place.
Stephanie Scott, executive director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, says the agreement itself raises more questions. Even more egregiously, the centre suggests, is the appearance that the work Ottawa is contracting out overlaps with Indigenous-led efforts that are already underway. This “implies a purposeful undermining of their work,” the centre’s statement said.Article content
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Feds' hiring of international group to advise on unmarked graves called 'problematic'The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2 million contract Ottawa recently signed with an international group to get its advice on unmarked graves.
Read more »
Feds’ hiring of international group to advise on unmarked graves called ‘misstep’ - Terrace StandardNational Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says it’s ‘deeply concerned’ by the decision
Read more »
Feds' hiring of international group to advise on unmarked graves called 'misstep'The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2 million contract Ottawa recently signed with an international group to get its advice on unmarked graves.
Read more »
Atlantic premiers to meet in P.E.I. following health-care funding talks with feds | Globalnews.caAtlantic premiers to meet in P.E.I. following health-care funding talks with feds
Read more »
Feds’ contract for advice on residential school unmarked graves a ‘misstep’: advocates - National | Globalnews.caOttawa says it hired the commission because of the feedback from communities and it has a mandate to assist their searches on unmarked graves.
Read more »
1906 steam locomotive to be on permanent display at railway museum in Middleton, N.S. | SaltWireICYMI: 1906 steam locomotive to be on permanent display at railway museum in Middleton, N.S. | SaltWire
Read more »