The Manitoba government is providing $500,000 to 10 Indigenous residential school healing centers across the province, including the West Region Treaty 2 and 4 Health Services in Dauphin.
Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Alan Lagimodiereb spoke about the funding.
“It expands culturally holistic healing and trauma support services while strengthening family connections around the shared experiences of Manitobans who attended Indigenous residential schools.”
The money is intended to let centers expand counseling and other programs for residential school survivors and their families. The government said the funding is in line with several calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
The 10 organizations that received funding are:
- West Region Treaty 2 and 4 Health Services (Dauphin)
- Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre of Winnipeg, Inc
- Anish Corporation (Swan Lake First Nation)
- Cree Nation Tribal Health (The Pas)
- Cross Lake Band – Indian Residential School Healing Program
- Keewatin Tribal Council (Thompson)
- Sagkeeng Indian Residential School Wellness Centre (Pine Falls)
- St. Theresa Point First Nation Healing Centre
- Southeast Resource Development Council (Winnipeg)
- Wa-Say Healing Centre (Winnipeg)
The full release from today can be found here.
