Friday, July 17, 2009

Treaty Three Residential School

Grand Council Treaty #3 says it would like to see the Indian Residential School Truth and Reconciliation Commission to hold at least onehearing in northwestern Ontario.

The new co-chairs of the commission were officially sworn in yesterday.

Grand Chief of Treaty Three, Diane Kelly attended the swearing inceremony and says residential school survivors in the region wantto put their experiences on the public record.

She adds that there were 11 residential schools in the Treaty Threearea and at least one hearing should take place in their territory.