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No single route or experience for Métis children into residential schools: TRC report

Canada’s residential school system was a partnership between the federal government and the churches. When it came to the Métis, the partners had differing agendas.

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December 30, 2015

Opinion | BY CHIEF WILTON LITTLECHILD, MARIE WILSON, MURRAY SINCLAIR | December 30, 2015

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No single route or experience for Métis children into residential schools: TRC report

Canada’s residential school system was a partnership between the federal government and the churches. When it came to the Métis, the partners had differing agendas.

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