Day school settlement claims take time and support, says survivor as July deadline approaches – CBC

Feb 09, 2022

It took Robert Maytwayashing over a month to do his application, relying on family and friends for support

With the July deadline to apply for the Indian day schools settlement approaching, one survivor is warning others to take the time and support they need when filing the application.

“When you’re digging up all those old ghosts, it’s hard,” said Robert Maytwayashing, an Anishinaabe elder from Lake Manitoba First Nation.

“That’s why a lot of people are just going for that 10 grand, because it’s too painful.”

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