The SCAA Grants Committee wishes to thank all those members who submitted project proposals for the 2024-2025 Institutional Grants Program (IGP). All applications are now in the hands of the committee to be adjudicated in the near future.

Across Canada, undocumented and unmarked graves of Indigenous children are being located at former Residential Schools, reaffirming the testimony of residential school survivors. The role of residential schools in the willful dismantling and destruction of Indigenous peoples’ cultures and families is becoming increasingly obvious. Many are looking for ways to provide aid and support to Indigenous communities in their grief. Archives have a very particular and important role to play in these efforts.