An expert committee formed to help Indigenous communities find unmarked graves at former residential schools in Canada says the federal government has discontinued its funding.
“It’s a betrayal,” said founding member Crystal Gail Fraser, who is Gwich’in and grew up in Inuvik, N.W.T. “We are losing sight of our values around truth and reconciliation.”
The committee will be forced to cease operations when its current funding agreement expires on March 31, Fraser said.
