Canada’s Catholic bishops on Monday said they would give $30 million to help support survivors of the residential school system, a pledge met with cautious optimism by survivors, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and others.Students and a nun pose in a classroom at Cross Lake Indian Residential School in Cross Lake, Man., in February…
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Sask. Catholic bishops resurrect fundraising campaign for residential school survivors
by Sue JonesCatholic bishops in Saskatchewan are restarting fundraising efforts for residential school survivors and their families. The announcement follows calls for a church boycott until action is taken to fulfil the $25-million fundraising pledge made by church bodies in the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.Saskatchewan Roman Catholic bishops announced plans to revive fundraising efforts for residential school survivors.…