While the Canadian federal government had pledged $320 million for communities to start searching suspected burial sites at residential schools across the country, it is now capping funding at $500,000 on any new searches.
The cap does not affect agreements that have already been signed.
Global's Melissa Ridgen explains why the spending is being scaled back, and how the announcement surprised Indigenous leaders.
For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10639204/manitoba-chiefs-decry-reduced-federal-funds-for-residential-school-searches/
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