SCO’s Residential School Research Project supports Survivors and intergenerational Survivors in searching for their residential school, day school, Indian hospital, tuberculosis sanatorium, and other institutional records. The Research Project will also assist in locating disappeared First Nations children and in finding unmarked graves.
SCO research staff have expertise in searching Library and Archives Canada, church records, university archives, and vital statistics for birth, marriage and death records, as well as Hudson’s Bay Company records to help locate family members and repatriate family history.
Help with Accessing Records
If you or a family member would like to search for records, please complete the forms below and submit them to us. If you have any questions, contact us at the bottom of this page. We are also happy to help you with these forms!
- SCO Records Inquiry Form (fillable and printable PDF)
- SCO Manitoba Vital Statistics Inquiry Form (fillable and printable PDF)
The research team will also work with federal and provincial governments to release all historical documents and records in their possession, and to amend outdated legislation including the Historic Sites and Monuments Act and the Heritage Resources Act.
Residential Schools Help Line
A Residential Schools Help Line 1-866-925-4419 is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience.
Boarding Homes Class Action:
| Individual Claim Form A1 a. Who: i. Applying for yourself ii. A lawyer applying on behalf of a client a. Guide b. A1 Application | Personal Representative Claim Form B1 a. Who: i. You are responsible for a disabled person who is eligible. ii. A lawyer completing for a personal representative a. Guide b. B1 Application | Estate Claim Form C1 a. Who: i. Applying for an eligible person who is now deceased. ii. A lawyer completing on behalf of a Primary Claa Member’s Estate Representative. a. Guide b. C1 Application |
Resources
SCO Survey Report: Priorities of Southern First Nation Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors
SCO Residential School Resource Page
Calls to Action Booklets
If you would like a free copy of our Calls to Action booklet, please drop by our Winnipeg sub-office at 1572 Dublin Avenue during office hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm except over the lunch hour 12 noon – 1 pm).
If you live outside of Winnipeg and would like a copy mailed to you, contact us.
Contact Us:
Carmen Miedema, Project Manager
Caitlin Mostoway Parker, Researcher
Email: IRS@scoinc.mb.ca
Phone: 204-946-1869
Book an appointment to visit us in person at 1572 Dublin Avenue in Winnipeg