Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Fund FAQ

You can submit an application form to the NCTR by email or mail.

Community Healing Fund Application

Commemorative Support Fund Application

Email: NCTRCommemoration@umanitoba.ca

Mail:

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Attn: Jennifer Wood

177 rue Dysart Road

Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

Application forms in English and French are available. We can also accommodate your preferred Indigenous language or oral applications through recorded interviews via Zoom, Skype, or a similar platform.

Applications will be reviewed by a Grants Committee comprised of Indigenous Elders and Residential School Survivors from across Canada.

Allowable expenses comprise honorariums for Survivors, Elders, and performers. However, administrative expenses like salaries for related positions (e.g. a project coordinator) or overhead are not eligible. Acceptable expenses also include materials, plaques, ceremonial items (such as cloth and tobacco), and other related expenses.

Call to Action 79.3 is specific to commemoration, thus projects that focus on missing children or unmarked graves would not be eligible for a Na-mi-quai-ni-mak funds.

There is funding available for missing children or unmarked graves through Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. For more information on the Residential Schools Missing Children – community support funding.

Please visit their website at: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1622742779529/1628608766235

Keep in mind that you must submit an application and have your project completed by March 31, 2025. The current review period for these applications is 8-12 weeks from the date of receipt.

Funds can either be paid as a lump sum cheque or receipts can be submitted for reimbursement.

The Maximum amount of money available through Commemorative Support Fund is $25,000 per commemorative initiative.

The NCTR and Parks Canada have established the Commemorative Support Fund to help community groups or organizations with their commemorative projects. Commemorations are highlighted in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 79th Call to Action, emphasizing the significance of incorporating Indigenous history, heritage values, and memory practices into Canada’s public memory.

Unfortunately, Na-mi-quai-ni-mak does not fund projects to be done by individuals or families, as funding is intended to be used for community or regional audiences. We would encourage individuals looking to commemorate their family member(s) to consider working with a group to participate in a community commemoration or memorial for multiple Residential School Survivors and then apply to the Fund.

Day Schools covered in the Federal Indian Day Schools (McLean) Settlement Agreement, and former schools recognized by the Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Schools Settlement Agreement would not be eligible for grants through Na-mi-qua-ni-mak, both including their own provisions for commemoration initiatives.