Funding cut for residential school searches 'reflects a troubling denialism,' says chief

Officials with Indigenous Services Canada told organizations and community leaders responsible for searches for missing children and unmarked burials at residential school sites Thursday their funding is being capped at $500,000 per year.

Funding cut for residential school searches 'reflects a troubling denialism,' says chief
A ground penetrating radar search is conducted at the site of the former Lebret Indian Industrial School in Lebret, Sask., in Nov. 2021.

Officials with Indigenous Services Canada told organizations and community leaders responsible for searches for missing children and unmarked burials at residential school sites Thursday their funding is being capped at $500,000 per year.