The Inuvialuit Regional CorporationSA国际影视传媒檚 Nanilavut Initiative has received an $11,000 donation from the Jays Care Foundation.

The donation will have a SA国际影视传媒渁 significant and positive impact,SA国际影视传媒� according to Beverly Lennie, project manager with the Nanilavut Initiative.

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 encouraging to see organizations like Jays Care Foundation taking meaningful steps to acknowledge and support such important initiatives related to truth and reconciliation and providing assistance to survivors of residential schools and their families,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) represents the collective interests of Inuvialuit in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

IRC created the Nanilavut Initiative to help Inuvialuit and Inuit from across Canada locate lost loved ones who did not return home after being sent south for medical care during the Tuberculosis epidemic of the mid 1900s. The name Nanilavut translates to SA国际影视传媒渓etSA国际影视传媒檚 find themSA国际影视传媒� in Inuktut.

The Nanilavut Initiative also support IRCSA国际影视传媒檚 efforts towards truth and reconciliation by helping survivors of residential schools and their families, which is where the Jays Care Foundation donation will be applied, Lennie said.

SA国际影视传媒淭his donation will help further the goals of truth and reconciliation and contribute to healing and understanding within our communities,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 a meaningful step towards acknowledging the historical injustices faced by Indigenous people and working towards a more just and inclusive future.SA国际影视传媒�

Specifically, Lennie said, the donation will support programming like IRCSA国际影视传媒檚 SA国际影视传媒渉ealing camps for families and youth,SA国际影视传媒� some of which are facilitated at Reindeer Station, which the organization purchased from the Inuvik Community Corporation this past March.

The Jays Care Foundation is the charity arm of the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team.

The organizationSA国际影视传媒檚 official website names Indigenous children and youth as a primary focus of its efforts.

SA国际影视传媒淎t Jays Care we believe in ongoing collaboration and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples,SA国际影视传媒� the website reads. SA国际影视传媒淭his means working with Indigenous communities to create inclusive programs that promote the health and well-being of children, youth and families.SA国际影视传媒�