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The federal government will substantially increase funding to permit Indigenous communities to search former residential school sites for unmarked graves, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said today.

Miller said the $27.1 million already committed for searches was an initial figure and will grow.

“We know it will be a lot,” Miller told CBC News.

“Clearly, given the demands that are coming in, have come in, and knowing what may be out there, there will be a need for more financial backing and we’ll obviously be there.”

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