Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 75: Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76)

Lac Seul First Nation

April 4, 2022

Pelican Lake (Pelican Falls) Residential School.

 Funding of $8,743,163 to support the continuing work underway in Lac Seul First Nation:

  • CIRNAC funding of $6,091,563 for fiscal years 2021–24, to support the community’s Bringing our Children Home initiative. The work includes research, engagement, commemoration, memorialization and field investigation related to the Pelican Lake (Pelican Falls) Residential school
    • includes a one-time funding amount of $551,600 to support mental wellness human resources associated with Bringing our Children Home.
  • Ontario’s contribution of $1,100,000 in 2021–22 includes:
    • $700,000 in operating funding to support research and community engagement related to burial investigations, and
    • $400,000 in mental health funding to provide supports to Survivors, Elders, and community members as the initiative proceeds.