GATINEAU, April 29, 2022

To honour residential school Survivors and all the children who were lost to their families and communities, a Residential Schools National Monument will be installed in a highly visible location in Ottawa.

Today, Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced the 16 members of the newly formed Survivor-led Steering Committee, which will guide work on the Residential Schools National Monument.

The Survivor-led Steering Committee will oversee the Monument project through to its completion, ensuring the project remains grounded in Indigenous values. Committee members will also provide advice and guidance on such matters as site selection, the design competition process, and the development of educational content and on-site programming.

Members were selected through a combination of direct appointments and a public nomination process managed by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

The Steering Committee will have an inaugural virtual meeting in early May 2022.