CANADA
CBC News
By Susana Mas, CBC News
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission releases its final report Tuesday on the history and legacy of Canada’s residential school system.
Here are some numbers and facts contained in the final report of the commission:
6,750 — Statements received by the Truth and Reconciliation from survivors of residential schools, members of their families and other individuals
150,000 — First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students who went to residential schools.
37,951 — Claims made for injuries resulting from physical and sexual abuse in residential schools.
30,939 — Claims resolved for sexual or serious physical abuse in residential schools by the end of 2014.
$2.69 — Compensation in billions for claims resolved by the end of 2014.
3,200 — Documented number of indigenous children who died in residential schools. Justice Murray Sinclair, the chair of the commission, estimates the number of deaths is much higher.
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