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    The federal government announced Tuesday that it intends to spend an additional $321 million on a range of initiatives related to residential school searches and to support Indigenous communities doing the work. The Liberals also said they plan to name a special interlocutor to suggest new legal measures, and will create a national commemorative monument.

    鈥淲e recognize that there are a number of immediate and urgent growing needs for supports especially as more confirmations of unmarked burials at former residential institutions are made across the country,鈥 said Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller during the announcement.

    The series of new spending commitments come nearly three months after the unmarked graves of an estimated 215 children were identified in Kamloops, B.C. in May, and ahead of a possible federal election call that would halt major government decision-making, leaving the Liberals to defend their record to-date on the campaign trail, in the face of opposition calls for stronger actions.

    Since the remains at the former Kamloops institution were identified using ground-penetrating radar, over the summer hundreds of additional unmarked graves have been located near the sites of former residential schools across Canada, with ongoing.

    Among what the government promised Tuesday was to spend an additional $83 million in funding to the previously-promised $33.8 million going towards implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission鈥檚 (TRC) calls to action 72 to 76, which focus on what needs to be done to identify children who attended residential schools and didn鈥檛 come home.

    This funding will include supporting record and archive work, and will be informed by the still-being-established national advisory committee to provide advice from experts who specialize in archeology, forensic pathology, and mental health.

    鈥淎s the country gains a deeper understanding of our shared history, Canadians are looking for ways to support Indigenous communities. Canadians want to play a role in the journey of reconciliation,鈥 Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said Tuesday.

    鈥淲e want to be able to let all communities know that we will be there with them as they do this difficult work, whether it's the knowledge gathering, whether it's commemoration, whether it's the searches.鈥

    The government also who Justice Minister David Lametti said will be tasked with identifying and recommending new legal measures or federal reforms reflecting the ongoing discoveries of unmarked and undocumented graves and burial sites at former residential schools.

    鈥淭hey will evaluate federal laws, policies and practices surrounding unmarked and undocumented graves and burial sites at residential schools, and set out responsibilities for their protection. They will facilitate dialogue with provinces and territories for matters within their jurisdiction, and with other relevant institutions, such as churches,鈥 Lametti said.

    鈥淭here have been moments during this time where I wish I had the powers that some have attributed to me and my office, but the reality is that Canada does not鈥攁t least not yet鈥攈ave the legal framework or tools needed to deal with the complex issues we are confronting now,鈥 said Lametti, explaining his rationale for the new role.

    It鈥檚 unclear how quickly this new position will be filled, but Lametti credited Indigenous leaders for the idea, including AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald.

    Acting on a TRC call to do so, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said the federal government will establish a national monument in Ottawa to honour survivors and the children who didn鈥檛 come home, promising to spend $20 million to create the new monument.

    鈥淭his monument will provide a commemorative space, where both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples can come together to express their collective grief, and find a way forward to heal together,鈥 said Guilbeault. He also promised a further $9.6 million over three years for other commemorative efforts including the marking of the first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which will be held on Sept. 20.

    Miller also made note of plans to spend an additional $107.3 million dollars this year on top of what has already been promised to help Indigenous communities healing from intergenerational trauma, and $100 million for Indigenous Services Canada to help with community plans to either demolish or rehabilitate existing residential school buildings, or construct new facilities where they once stood.

    Reacting to the latest news, Algonquin Anishinabeg Grand Chief John Boudrias said that it is encouraging to hear about more dollars being committed, but that 鈥渢here is no dollar sign, or dollar amount on healing.鈥

    鈥淏ut, by investing these amounts鈥 [it] will permit us to have the actions to lead to that healing, and that healing will lead to reconciliation.鈥

    Conservative critic for Crown-Indigenous relations MP Jamie Schmale also called the announcement a 鈥減ositive step,鈥 after 鈥測ears of delays.鈥 He said, if elected, the Conservatives would present a 鈥渃omprehensive plan鈥 to implement the TRC calls to action 71 through 76.

    NDP MP and the party鈥檚 critic for Indigenous children, Charlie Angus, was more critical of Tuesday鈥檚 announcement.

    鈥淎fter stonewalling massive public calls to establish a special prosecutor to examine the growing number of graves of Indigenous children at residential schools, the Liberal government has done a major climb down鈥 The Liberal government is clearly feeling the heat from Indigenous leaders, community members and Canadians from coast to coast to coast,鈥 Angus said, vowing to keep a close eye on the progress made by the incoming special interlocutor.

    WHERE TO FIND SUPPORT

    If you are a former residential school student in distress, or have been affected by the residential school system and need help, you can contact the 24-hour Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419, or the Indian Residential School Survivors Society toll free line at 1-800-721-0066.

    Additional mental-health support and resources for Indigenous people are available here.

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