Nearly 40,000 Residential School Records Set for Destruction Despite Survivor Concerns

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2017 that nearly 38,000 records of residential school testimonies collected through the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) will be destroyed in 2027. This decision allows individual survivors to request preservation of their own records, but not all survivors agree with the destruction of these documents. The ruling highlights ongoing tensions regarding the handling of sensitive historical records related to residential schools.

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