We call upon the federal government to work with churches, Aboriginal communities, and former residential school students to establish and maintain an online registry of residential school cemeteries, including, where possible, plot maps showing the location of deceased residential school children.
Why “In Progress?”
Nov. 9, 2022: Government of Canada announced funding of $28.5 million over five years for the NCTR including collecting, reviewing, and making accessible residential school records, and supporting community-led efforts to locate and identify unmarked burials. The funding will support numerous initiatives including the National Residential School Student Death Register, the online National Cemetery Register, and the National Advisory Committee on Missing Children and Unmarked Burials.
Budget 2019 announced $33.8 million over 3 years starting in fiscal year 2019 to 2020 to develop and maintain the National Residential School Student Death Register as well as establish and maintain an online registry of residential school cemeteries.
Current Status
In Progress
Call to Action
last updated
November 09, 2022
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Federal Funding for NCTR
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Federal Funding for NCTR
Funding to assist communities in the search for additional graves
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Commitments to Residential Schools
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Oct. 16 – 17, 2019 – Presented by National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and National Trust for……
October 16, 2019
Commitments to Residential Schools
Funding for National Residential School Student Death Register
Budget 2019 announced $33.8 million over 3 years starting in fiscal year 2019 to 2020 to develop and maintain the National Residential School Student Death Register as……
March 19, 2019
Catholic Commitment to IRS Cemeteries
Catholic proposal about identifying, documenting, commemorating and protecting residential school cemeteries
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