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Terabytes of testimony: Digital database of residential school stories open to the public

A digital archive that holds the stories of residential school survivors is now available to the public. Ry Moran, director of the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation says there are over 200 terabytes of information to sort through. That includes 7000 statements, five million documents from governments, churches, and schools, 35,000 photos and all the audio and video from TRC gatherings, dialogue panels and events held over the last seven years.

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Source: CBC Radio. “Terabytes of testimony: Digital database of residential school stories open to the public.” October 30, 2015. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/opportunities-for-reconciliation-pop-up-in-unexpected-places-1.3294030/terabytes-of-testimony-digital-database-of-residential-school-stories-opens-to-the-public-1.3296657