Canada highlights support for residential school survivors
The statement recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day, recalls the children taken to residential schools and points survivors and families to support services.
Summary
The statement recognizes First Nations, Inuit and Métis people affected by residential schools and the children who never returned. It says more than 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from their families and communities and sent to residential schools.
It also highlights testimony from more than 6,600 survivors and intergenerational survivors and Canada’s commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. The work described includes improving access to well-being services and education, protecting Indigenous languages and cultures, and supporting access to clean drinking water and food.
Support services mentioned:
- National Residential Schools Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
- Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 or hopeforwellness.ca
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Source: Prime Minister of Canada