January 31, 2024
Panel: National Resources & Strategies to Support the Search of and Recovery of Missing and Disappeared Children
David Russell, National Coordinator, Residential Schools, Indigenous Services Canada
Patrick Ballay, Director, Program & Partnerships Missing Children and Unmarked Burials, Settlement Agreements and Childhood Claims Branch, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Session 1: Northern Perspective: Search and Recovery of Missing Children
Joanasie Akumalik, Nanilavut Project Manager, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI)
Session 2: Explore Use and Application of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
Maegan Courchene, Project Manager, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Indian Residential School Project
Brennan Manoakeesick, Director of Intergovernmental Relations, Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO)