The discovery of 215 unmarked graves on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School has laid bare to the world the stark and painful realities of Canada’s colonial legacy.

This National Indigenous History Month please consider donating to the following Indigenous-led organizations:

The Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS) is a provincial organization with a twenty-year history of providing services to Indian Residential School Survivors.
First Nations Technology Council an Indigenous-led not-for-profit working to ensure that Indigenous peoples have the tools, education and support to thrive in the digital age.
Learn about The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  You can donate to Walking With Our Sisters, a commemorative Art Installation for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women of Canada and the United States.
The Legacy of Hope Foundation: The LHF supports the ongoing healing process of Residential School Survivors, and their families and seeks their input on projects that honour them.

Additional resources:
(U.S. based) The First Nations Development Institute improves economic conditions for Native Americans through direct financial grants, technical assistance & training, and advocacy & policy.
Native Women’s Wilderness, was created to inspire and raise the voices of Native Women in the Outdoor Realm. To encourage a healthy lifestyle within the Wilderness. To provide education of the Ancestral Lands and its People.