Kimberly Murray’s Special Interlocutor for Residential School’s role missing children and unmarked graves extended

By Austin Evans Writer Canada’s Special Interlocutor’s term has been extended. Kimberly Murray’s role as Canada’s Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools has been extended into the fall. Kimberly Murray was appointed as independent special interlocutor on June 8, 2022, and at the time was scheduled to fulfill this role until June 14, 2024. The announcement that her mandate will be expanded came exactly two weeks before her original end date. “With more time to complete this important work, I will be able to properly assess what a new legal framework should be to protect the unmarked graves and burial sites, and to ensure that the Government of Canada better understands their obligations to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples,”…

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