{"id":98334,"date":"2021-05-31T18:14:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T22:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=98334"},"modified":"2021-05-31T18:14:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T22:14:58","slug":"federal-resources-must-be-committed-to-uncover-true-impact-of-residential-schools-muskoka-area-indigenous-leadership-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/federal-resources-must-be-committed-to-uncover-true-impact-of-residential-schools-muskoka-area-indigenous-leadership-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal resources must be committed to uncover true impact of residential schools: Muskoka Area Indigenous Leadership Table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A statement from District Chair John Klinck on behalf of the Muskoka Area Indigenous Leadership Table<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every child matters, today and every day, and as Canada mourns the 215 children discovered in a mass grave on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, collectively the members of the Muskoka Area Indigenous Leadership Table are deeply troubled. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and communities who have experienced such an unspeakable loss.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/broadstreet-zone>\n\n\n\n

It is with heavy hearts that we recognize not only these 215 lost souls, but all of the children who lost their lives through the Canadian residential school system. We also remember the survivors who, for too many years, have suffered unimaginable abuses. We recognize the impact this profound human suffering continues to have on Indigenous communities today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May this terrible discovery strengthen the resolve of the Muskoka Area Indigenous Leadership Table to continue to honour the Calls to Action set out by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The Muskoka Area Indigenous Leadership Table hereby commits to continue to strengthen Indigenous-Municipal relations in Muskoka by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n