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picture from film "Waiting for Justice" https://indigenousgraphic.ca

Ile-a-la-Crosse Residential School Survivors short film named Best History Film at Toronto Documentary Festival

By Carol Thomson Mar 31, 2024 | 12:34 PM

A short film has been released about the Ile-a-la-Crosse Residential School Survivors and their continued wait for the school to be formally recognized as a residential school and compensated by the federal and provincial governments.
The Survivors Committee is waiting to hear a King’s Bench ruling that could allow a class action suit to continue.
The film “Waiting for Justice” was named this year’s Best History Film at the Toronto Documentary Festival.
It was co-produced with support from Metis Nation-Saskatchewan.
MN-S President, Glen McCallum says, “While the film has garnered this prestigious recognition, our Survivors have not. It’s difficult to celebrate the award knowing that Survivors are still looking for restitution.”