Legacy Fund Engagement Process

National Outreach Sessions Registration

The McLean Day Schools Settlement Corporation (MDSSC) will support Federal Indian Day School Survivors and their families through the $200M MDSSC Legacy Fund which will help fund projects that support language & culture, healing & wellness, commemoration, and truth telling. The MDSSC Legacy Fund Outreach Process is a way for Survivors and their families to give us input directly to help guide the implementation of the Legacy Fund and ensure it is responsive to their needs.

MDSSC is engaging in its outreach process with Survivors and their families to solicit their input directly to help the MDSSC Board of Directors guide the implementation of the MDSSC Legacy Fund, and ensure it is responsive to Survivors and their families’ needs.

If you are a Federal Indian Day School Survivor, you may register for, and attend, a virtual National Outreach Session. These facilitated virtual sessions will involve guided questions intended to secure input on a variety of important issues, including how the MDSSC Legacy Fund should be administered and implemented. Each session will respect cultural and health protocols, and include Elders, mental health supports, and after-care.

MDSSC will conduct National Outreach Sessions, which will be bilingual with full interpretation available in both French and English. Please note that, due to difficulties with COVID-19 and differing protocols, we are no longer holding Regional Outreach Sessions at this time. If you are currently registered in a Regional Outreach Session for a date that has not been converted into a National Outreach Session, you will be contacted directly via email by MDSSC’s Outreach Team.

Please choose the National Outreach Session that best suits your schedule. Also, please note that if you are a Federal Indian Day School Survivor (or related to one) and are unable to attend a National virtual session, we encourage you to provide your input through our guided form, which may be submitted on our website, via email, or sent to our mailing address. For more information, click here.

Ways To Participate

Please Note

In order to ensure the highest level of participation, our Outreach Sessions have limited capacity. If the National Outreach Session you’d like to attend has the word “FULL” next to it, please feel free to select another Outreach Session and/or to provide us with input via a questionnaire on our website, by email or regular mail.

If you wish to register a group of Survivors for an outreach session (for example, Survivors’ Circle, friendship centre, First Nation or Inuit organization/community) please contact our Head of Outreach and Engagement directly by emailing

Outreach Session Dates

January 25, 2022: 11:30 AM – 4 PM EST

February 2, 2022: 11:30 AM – 4 PM EST

February 9, 2022: 11:30 AM – 4 PM EST

February 14, 2022: 11:30 AM – 4 PM EST

See event dates on a calendar »

Please Complete the Registration Form

Are you a Federal Indian Day School Survivor?(Required)

Yes

This session is only for Federal Indian Day School Survivors - thank you for respecting our Survivor’s space.

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

What is your home nation or community?

What Federal Indian Day School did you attend?

Where was the Federal Indian Day School you attended located?

Which online outreach session would you like to attend?(Required)

Consent(Required)

I understand McLean Day Schools Settlement Corporation is not responsible for, and the MDSSC Outreach Sessions will not address, the individual Indian Day Schools claims process.(Required)

MDSSC cannot provide any information related to claims or claims compensation. Survivors who require one-on-one support to complete their Federal Indian Day School claim forms may contact Argyle Public Relations at: 1-877-515-7525 or

Survivors who require claims support may contact Class Counsel, Gowlings WLG: 1-844-539-3815. There is no cost to survivors for either support.

Consent(Required)

I understand these online sessions are not an opportunity for truth telling or the sharing of stories about my experience at Indian Day Schools. MDSSC is not equipped to support Survivors in the sharing of stories at virtual Outreach Sessions and does not want to re-traumatize or trigger someone without proper support in place. There will be an opportunity to share my story in the future if I wish.(Required)

Consent(Required)

I understand the purpose of the Outreach Sessions is for Survivors to provide their direct input to McLean Day Schools Settlement Corporation on the parameters and administration of the $200M Legacy Fund.(Required)

Consent(Required)

I understand culturally-competent mental health support will be available to me during and after the Outreach Sessions, if required, and free of charge.(Required)

Consent(Required)

I understand the Outreach Sessions will be recorded for the sole purpose of sharing Survivor input with our Board of Directors, who will use this information to determine how to administer the Legacy Fund. The Board of Directors will not make the recordings public nor disclose the recordings to any party unless required by law, and will destroy the recordings at the end of this process(Required)

You will receive a notification that recording has started when you join the Outreach Session. By joining the Outreach Session, you are consenting to the use of your appearance, image, text/chat messaging, and voice and/or likeness for the purpose described above. If you choose not to have your image recorded, you may disable the video functionality by clicking the “Stop Video” button on the toolbar near the bottom-left corner of the Zoom call window.

Should you wish to participate using a pseudonym instead of your real name, you can do so by clicking on the “Participants” button at the top of the Zoom window, then hovering over your name in the “Participants” list on the right side of the Zoom window. Click on “Rename” and change your displayed name to the desired pseudonym.

Alternatively, you can dial into the session by telephone, but your telephone number may be visible. You can change this be heading into the Outbound Caller ID drop-down menu located in your phone settings, then selecting Hide Caller ID.

The MDSSC will use reasonable means to protect the security and confidentiality of the recorded information but cannot provide a guarantee of such due to factors beyond our control, such as recordings being copied, forwarded, intercepted, circulated, disclosed, or stored without our knowledge or permission. As a participant, you are not permitted to record an event yourself under any circumstances. You are also not permitted to disclose the link to/URL of an Outreach Session or Outreach Session recording or copies of recording to anyone, for any reason. It is available only to authorized participants who have been directly provided the above instructions/link for their use.

Health & Wellness Supports

Some Survivors may be triggered by discussions related to Federal Indian Day Schools. Your well-being is important to us. If you require immediate support, please contact Hope for Wellness Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 to access toll-free, 24/7 counselling and crisis intervention. These culturally-competent services are available in Cree, Inuktitut, Ojibway, French, and English.

Legacy Fund Engagement Process

National Outreach Sessions Registration

Ways To Participate

Please Note

Outreach Session Dates

Please Complete the Registration Form

Health & Wellness Supports

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