Family of man in residential school denied federal funds to repatriate remains because he died as an adult

A family from Long Lake #58 First Nation in northern Ontario has spent years trying to repatriate the remains of Percy Onabigon, who was put in a residential school and then transferred to a number of institutions. But his relatives have been denied federal funding because he died when he was an adult, not a child.

Family of man in residential school denied federal funds to repatriate remains because he died as an adult
A person stands outside. Their shirt says "Honoring our brother: Percy Onabigon 1938 to 1966."

A family from Long Lake #58 First Nation in northern Ontario has spent years trying to repatriate the remains of Percy Onabigon, who was put in a residential school and then transferred to a number of institutions. But his relatives have been denied federal funding because he died when he was an adult, not a child.