FSIN Chief welcomes TRC extension

The chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN)
said the decision to extend the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a positive thing. “I welcome the extension,” said FSIN Grand Chief Perry Bellegarde. The TRC was to release its final report in June 2014, but the Commission is only part way through its work. Calls for an extension came from a variety of organizations. Bellegarde said the commission has been struggling to obtain thousands of residential school documents, which piece together the history of the school system, and it will take more time to get them from governments. “There is so much more that needs to be done,” he said. “We’re all in this together.”