From the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
The act of remembering will shape generations to come….
Funds are available to support Indigenous communities, Survivor Organizations, registered non-profits, and others with small grants for memorial activities.
Communities and Residential School Survivors know what activities best support healing, memorials and remembrance in their communities. The program will support communities in pursuing the activities they feel are best.
Some possible activities could include, but are not limited to:
- Community-led healing gatherings.
- Ceremonial activities (memorial feasts, give-aways, etc.).
- Memorial or commemorative markers (healing gardens, murals, carvings, plaques, etc.).
- Maintenance of burial sites (fencing, cutting back overgrowth, etc.).