Friday, April 27, 2007
Survivors To Testify
Canada agrees to settlement with the 77,414 remaining survivors of government-mandated Indian boarding schools that forcibly removed Indian children from their families between 1867 and 1996. Those who were physically and sexually abused are eligible for additional compensation. The settlement includes the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to hear testimony about the experience as part of a national healing process.
