Canadian Federation of Library Associations Calls for the Release of all Outstanding Residential School Records
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 29, 2022) - The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) has sent an open letter to federal Cabinet Ministers calling on their support for the full public release of outstanding residential school records currently being withheld by the Catholic Church and other orders of government.
Key Points:
- Ottawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - September 29, 2022) - The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) has sent an open letter to federal Cabinet Ministers calling on their support for the full public release of outstanding residential school records currently being withheld by the Catholic Church and other orders of government.
- Following calls from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), the federal government has committed to turning over 12,000 residential school documents.
- "The library community is united in the belief that truth must first come before reconciliation," said Lorisia MacLeod, Chair and Indigenous Ancestry Representative at CFLA-FCAB.
- "For families, documents can represent important missing pieces of truth or can serve to clarify stories that have been passed down.