Federal funding cut for residential school searches 'disheartening' and 'disrespectful': Manitoba chiefs

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs criticized the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools, saying in a statement they are profoundly disappointed and outraged.

Federal funding cut for residential school searches 'disheartening' and 'disrespectful': Manitoba chiefs
Dried flowers rest inside a pair of child's shoes at a memorial for children who died at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C.

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs criticized the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools, saying in a statement they are profoundly disappointed and outraged.