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NRSSS
NEWSLETTER - December 2009
PREPARING FOR
THE INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
Learning and
knowing about our history is a pre-requisite to our healing and reconciliation
of today and the restoration of our families and Nations tomorrow
Contents
Mission
The National Residential School Survivors’ Society
(NRSSS) will be a catalyst to promote empowerment, healing, reconciliation and
justice for individuals, families, communities, and Nations while ensuring that Indian Residential School
Background
The
National Residential School Survivors’ Society (NRSSS) emerged as a
result of an informal gathering of residential school survivors groups in
August 2003. At this meeting it was identified that survivors needed a national
voice and thus the concept of a national organization to represent survivors
was initiated.
Canada
In September
2005 National Residential School Survivors’ Society (NRSSS) became
Incorporated as a non-profit organization.
To establish a
National Organization designed and driven by First Nations Survivors of
Residential Schools of Canada
To provide a National non political voice for
survivors’ concerns and interests
To support,
promote & Enhance healing and reconciliation
To establish working relationships with local
Regional & National First Nations, Inuit and Metis, political groups,
the Federal Government, Regional Survivor Groups, and Churches
To promote
awareness within our communities and mainstream
Mandate
The mandate of the Society will be to serve as a national
voice for the best interest of grassroots survivors and their descendents
To provide
information about options to meet survivors’ needs and concerns
To facilitate and provide opportunities
for survivors groups to network nationally
To provide advice to the Federal Government,
Churches and First Nations, Inuit, Metis, political entities on
Residential School Issues
To respect grassroots survivors
nationally by working with National Government Organizations to present
survivors’ perspectives
Membership
If
you would like to become a member of the Society or if you would like more
information, please write or phone:
National
Residential School Survivors’ Society
2-450
Frontenac Street
Sault
Ste Marie , Ontario
Batchewana First
Nation of Ojibways
Robinson-Huron (1850) Treaty
Territory
P6A 5K9
Phone:
705.942.9422
Toll Free:
1.866.575.0006
Fax: 705.942.8713
cachagee@nrsss.ca
Gale Foster, Interim Administration
Officer
foster@nrsss.ca
Harvey Trudeau, Cultural Support Person Advisor
htrudeau@nrsss.ca
(Cell) 705.257.8751
Mary Sutherland, Reception
sutherland@nrsss.ca
Board of Directors
John Banksland
(Northwest Territories
Roy Little Chief (Alberta
Joseph
O’Brien (Yukon
Sam Achneepineskum (Ontario
Ernie Bernhardt
(Nunavut
Eugene Arcand
(Saskatchewan
Ray
Mason (Manitoba
Lily
Sutherland (Quebec
)
Agnes Mills
(Honorary Member)
Contact Us
National
Residential School Survivors’ Society
2-450
Frontenac Street
Sault Ste Marie , Ontario
Batchewana First
Nation of Ojibways
Robinson-Huron (1850) Treaty Territory
P6A 5K9
Phone:
705.942.9422
Toll Free:
1.866.575.0006
Fax: 705.942.8713
