CANADA
CBC News
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A monument to honour those who attended residential schools in Canada was unveiled on Monday near the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.
The engraved stone monument, located at the Peace Garden outside the museum, was first suggested by an elder who was a residential school survivor.
Nelson James of Roseau River had called on the federal government to erect something in tribute to those who attended residential schools before his death five years ago.
James said such a monument needed to be in a public place where many would see it and gain an understanding of what happened in that dark part of Canada’s history.
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