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Residential School Findings

The following, former residential school properties, have been sonared and the findings can be found by following each of these links to news articles to CBC, CTV and other sources.

 

Reconciliation Canada’s Ambassador, Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, delivered a crucial interview on – CBC, outlining the impact of this discovery. (Kamloops, May 2021)

Reconciliation Canada has updates, resources and other materials on their site https://reconciliationcanada.ca/honouring215children/

Resources

  • Indian Residential School Survivors Society toll-free at 1-(800) 721-0066 or 24hr Crisis Line 1-(866) 925-4419 if you require further emotional support or assistance.
  • Crisis Services Canada" 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645
  • Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
  • First Nations and Inuite Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310
  • Native Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-877-209-1266
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Fred Sasakamoose, torn from his home at the age of seven, endured the horrors of residential school for a decade before becoming one of 120 players in the most elite hockey league in the world. He has been heralded as the first Indigenous player with Treaty status in the NHL, making his official debut as a 1954 Chicago Black Hawks player on Hockey Night in Canada and teaching Foster Hewitt how to pronounce his name. Sasakamoose played against such legends as Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, and Maurice Richard.