The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has released the names of the now-deceased Oblate priests who worked in residential schools in Quebec, Ontario and western Canada.
“It’s a significant step forward,” said Raymond Frogner, head of archives and senior director of research at the centre, which released the scanned personnel files of 140 priests on May 29. “It gets us one step closer to a complete understanding of the residential school system.”
The files were released in collaboration with OMI Lacombe Canada, formerly known as The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, or Oblates, who ran 48 residential schools.
Father Ken Thorson, executive director for OMI Lacombe, is “deeply grateful” for the collaboration between the Oblates and the centre to make the files available. “We recognize that this is only one part of a long and painful journey,” he said. “And we remain committed to continuing this important work.”
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about the release of the files in Canadian Affairs.
Photo above: Oblate priest
Père Carriere with residential school students.
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