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?”
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.
No specifics identifying what the government is doing, with whom, by when.
Current Status
April 4, 2022
In Progress
Previous Status
February 14, 2022
In Progress
Latest Updates
Site last updated on June 2, 2021
CTV News: The federal government released $27M in unused funding from this budget allocation to assist communities in the search for additional graves. Bennett said……
June 2, 2021
Commitments to Residential School cemeteries
Maamiikwendan: Remembering Residential Schools & Cemeteries as Indigenous Sites of Conscience
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 School cemeteries
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
Commitments to Residential School cemeteries
Catholic proposal about identifying, documenting, commemorating and protecting residential school cemeteries
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) CCCB in consultation with the Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council and Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, is proposing that……
May 10, 2017