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Prepared by: The Working Group on Missing Children and Unmarked Burialsb) Personal Statements:• The TRC will undertake to collect personal statements from former IRSstudents, staff, church and departmental officials and anyone else whovolunteers to disclose their direct or indirect knowledge of IRS operations,incidents and events.• Advisors to the Missing Children research project will develop questionspertaining to deaths and disappearances of IRS students to be included inthe standard list of interview questions.• In addition to individual statement taking, it is recommended that the TRChighlight the issue of missing children and unmarked burials at one ormore of its national events in order to raise awareness of this issue andencourage individuals to come forward with information.• It is further recommended that the TRC develop questionnaires to elicitinformation regarding Missing Children and unmarked burials fromparticipants at TRC sponsored events. Such questionnaires should onlybe distributed where there are appropriate health supports.• Following the interview, TRC statement takers will flag testimony relatingto Missing Children and unmarked burials.• Operational requirements for Missing Children statement taking will beaddressed within TRC statement taking and national event planning.2. Information Storage: Information collected via historical documents and personal statements will berecorded in a master database which will be made available to TRCresearchers and research consultants. Hardcopy reproductions will be storedin the TRC record office in accordance with appropriate informationmanagement protocols. Information of special relevance to the research of Missing Children andunmarked burials will be specifically identified within the database for easyaccess. The research database will be developed by the TRC Research manager inconsultation with an information management and technology specialist. Operational requirements for information storage will be addressed withinTRC document storage planning; however, requirements relating specificallyto Missing children and unmarked burials include:o One information and management and technology specialist toensure that the TRC’s master database will support the inclusion ofa Missing Children template and statement taking data. Documents collected by or on behalf of the TRC as well as any documentscreated by the TRC will ultimately be stored in the TRC’s National ResearchCentre. Material stored in the National Research Centre will be accessible tothe public subject to applicable privacy legislation and “any recommendationsby the Commission concerning the continued confidentiality of records”.[Schedule N, Section 12].Page 6 of 9
Prepared by: The Working Group on Missing Children and Unmarked Burials3. Information Analysis: Information derived from historical documents and personal statements willform the basis of four distinct Missing Children research projects:a) Statistical Survey:• The statistical survey will aim to achieve a precise estimate of;o Total enrolment throughout the history of the IRS system;o Rates of infection; ando Rates and cause of death.• The statistical survey will be completed prior to, and in preparation for, theTRC’s two year report.• Operational requirements for this project include:o One social historian trained in statistical analysis working under thedirection of a TRC staff member; ando A database with date matching capabilities.b) IRS Operational Policies and Custodial Care:• This study will seek to understand the regulatory regime in which theschools operated with respect to the care of children including theprovision of health services, policies on discipline, runaways, deaths andburials, as well as commentary on Departmental administration ofregulations and church compliance with these regulations.• This study will also examine the degree to which school administrators,church and departmental officials and the government in general wereaware of the phenomenon of schools deaths, disease and missingchildren.• Research and Analysis of this project will be completed prior to, and inpreparation for, the TRC’s two year report.• Operational requirements for this project include:o One professional researcher/writer working under the direction of aTRC staff member;o The researcher/writer will require access to all signatory archives(subject to privacy legislation); ando The TRC will provide administrative assistance and support whererequired.c) Unmarked Burials (& Commemoration):• This study will seek to identify the location of cemeteries and grave sites inwhich IRS students are believed to be buried.• Research will make use of oral testimony (obtained through TRCstatement taking activities) and archival documents, including site mapsand parish registries. Other research methodologies may be adopted asrequired in consultation with key stakeholders and partner organizations.• Once possible grave sites are located, the TRC will consult with theappropriate Band Council offices to determine if and/or how thecommunity wishes to proceed with further research and commemoration.Page 7 of 9
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