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Matthew Angees (Shibogama First Nations Council Education Coordinator) and Wunnum Lake band member) and Douglas Beardy (Independent First Nations Alliance Education Coordinator and Muskrat Dam band member) are on a hunger strike outside of Indian and Northern Affairs offices on the Fort William First Nation, near Thunder Bay. Click here to see their public letter announcing their reasons to begin this hunger strike to protest the lack of progress in securing adequate funding for First Nation schools.

From the Winnipeg Sun ...

Survivors paid huge price
By LAURIE MUSTARD - Wed, October 10, 2007

A gift of insight and understanding from Sandra S., the daughter of residential school survivors:

"Hi Laurie. I just wanted to share a personal story with you. I'm a young woman living in the city whose parents both attended residential schools. Both my parents had raised me and my two brothers up until we were ready to leave home.