Manitoba announces $500K for Indigenous residential school healing centres
Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre of Winnipeg, Inc.Cross Lake Band – Indian Residential School Healing ProgramSt. Theresa Point First Nation Healing CentreWest Region Treaty 2 and 4 Health Services
“This one-time funding acknowledges the importance of supporting our survivors, their families and communities throughout the difficult process of locating unmarked graves at former Indian residential school sites in Manitoba,” Eva Wilson Fontaine, from the Anish Corporation, said in the province’s release.Residential school survivor surprised by Pope’s apologyAn estimated 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools across Canada.
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