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MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Residential school survivor Lorraine Daniels during a tour of a part of the Portage Indian Residential School that has been converted to a memorial and museum to the children and families that suffered the residential school system. The division of a $2.5 million commitment by the provincial government to commemorate and protect burial sites of children who attended residential schools has been finalized. Premier Heather Stefanson and Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Alan Lagimodiere, former residential school students, and Indigenous leader and elders are at the former Portage Indian Residential School to announce projects that will receive funding. The day included a ceremony, performances, and prayers to acknowledge survivors and children who didn’t come home. 220615 - Wednesday, June 15, 2022.