Group examines missing, dead residential students

Thursday, April 3, 2008  

A group established by the Canadian government is looking into students who went missing or died while attending Native residential schools.

The group will report to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission about ways to investigate the incidents. Currently, there is no data about the number of missing students or deaths.

The government settled claims by residential students for $2 billion.

Get the Story:
Group looks into deaths, missing children at residential schools (CBC 4/2)

Related Stories:
Remembering the Children tour makes final stop (03/12)
Churches apologize for role at residential schools (3/11)
Canada to apologize to Native residential students (02/22)
Thousands denied residential school payments (01/23)
Deaths linked to residential school payouts (1/22)
Some ex-residential students haven't been paid (1/17)
Residential school survivor objects to lawyer fees (12/11)
Residential school survivors targeted for payments (12/6)
Lawyers paid $45M in residential school case (11/27)
Canada slow on residential school payments (11/05)
Residential school survivors targeted for payments (10/26)
Canada makes first residential school payment (10/05)
Former residential school students await payout (9/25)
Canada finalizes $1.9B residential school deal (9/20)
Residential school students warned of scams (08/31)
Residential school abuse settlement accepted (08/21)
Canada House apologizes for Native student abuse (05/03)
Former residential school official in court (03/06)
Lawyers to discuss Native abuse settlement (2/15)
Law firm says $1.9B abuse settlement held up (2/2)
Canada says $1.9B abuse payout won't be held up (2/1)
Delay in residential school abuse settlement (1/29)
Canada delays residential school abuse case (1/18)