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Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) is part of a cross-country engagement process that will help to inform the establishment of a new $385.5 million non-profit foundation for survivors of Indian hospitals and their family members. On Oct. 20, the Indian Hospitals Foundation Engagement Outreach Team invited Six Nations survivors, families, intergenerational survivors, and community members to attend a private engagement session to share their stories and ideas regarding the establishment of the foundation. \u201cThis non-profit foundation would do all sorts of \u2018non-compensation\u2019 things. So, in other words, set up programs or healing services for former patients, create curriculum schools for young people to learn, look at commemoration, maybe develop a museum or something like that,\u201d said Dr. Mike DeGagn\u00e9 who is leading the foundation\u2019s engagement process. \u201cSo, there… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations of the Grand River (SNGR) is part of a cross-country engagement process that will help to inform the establishment of a new $385.5 million non-profit foundation for survivors of Indian hospitals and their family members. On Oct. 20, the Indian Hospitals Foundation Engagement Outreach Team invited Six Nations survivors, families, intergenerational survivors, and community members to attend a private engagement session to share their stories and ideas regarding the establishment of the foundation. \u201cThis non-profit foundation would do all sorts of \u2018non-compensation\u2019 things. So, in other words, set up programs or healing services for former patients, create curriculum schools for young people to learn, look at commemoration, maybe develop a museum or something like that,\u201d said Dr. Mike DeGagn\u00e9 who is leading the foundation\u2019s engagement process. \u201cSo, there... <\/p>\n

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