CANADA
Leader-Post
BY KERRY BENJOE, LEADER-POST JUNE 18, 2013
Five years have passed since the federal government apologized, on behalf of Canada, to all Indian residential school survivors for the abuses they suffered at the schools.
Some survivors believe abuse by the federal government continues, but in a much different form.
Moses Redman, a survivor, waited years for an opportunity to tell his story.
In November, he went through the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) but instead of leaving with a sense of relief, he left feeling angry and frustrated.
The process is part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. It is a way for a former student, who was abused, to settle out of court. It is the only way a survivor can make a claim, unless he or she has opted out of the settlement agreement. Those who opted out have to go to court.
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