Reclaiming Indigenous names

In light of the tragic discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, Alberta’s government is taking further steps toward reconciliation. Effective immediately, Alberta survivors of the residential school system who want to reclaim their traditional Indigenous names will never be required to pay a fee.

In 2019, Alberta’s government began waiving fees for a period of five years, in response to Call to Action 17 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and article 13.1 from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The fee waiver is now being extended indefinitely in Alberta.

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