Newfoundland and Labrador residential school survivors prepare for federal apology

By Jacob Barker, CBC News Posted: Nov 23, 2017 7:32 AM NT

Survivors of the residential school system in Newfoundland and Labrador are bracing themselves for an emotional event Friday, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will apologize for the federal government's role in the residential school system.

Trudeau will deliver the apology at the Lawrence O'Brien Arts Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay at 10:30 a.m. AT.

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Thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their communities to attend residential schools between 1949 and 1979 that were run by the International Grenfell Association (IGA) or Moravians. Many claim they were sexually and physically abused, and suffered language and cultural losses.

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Michel attended an Innu school across the water in her home community, but was taken back to the dorms at night and kept apart from her parents.

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