The purpose of the Community Advisory Committee is to provide consultation and guidance to the Youville residential School Truthing project team and St. Albert Metis Local board members.  In keeping with Indigenous research principles, we aim to ensure the research is community grounded, and centered, throughout the research cycle.   

The Youville Residential School Truthing project team and researchers will conduct a comprehensive and culturally sensitive review of the Youville residential school, with a focus on identifying unmarked graves and the collection of student and family stories. The Community Advisory Committee will review relevant National and local documents to better understand the history and impacts of the Youville residential school. This work will be guided by the research team lead, advisors and the community advisory council.  

The Community Advisory Committee will provide regular updates on its progress to Indigenous communities and other stakeholders, including government officials, academic researchers, and the media. The Community Advisory Committee will also publish a final report detailing its findings and recommendations.

Membership: The Community Advisory Committee will include advisors from Indigenous communities with knowledge and experience of the Youville residential school, including Métis community members who are linked to the project, representatives from affected Nations, and subject matter knowledge holders. The advisors are survivors, family members of survivors, elders, and knowledge keepers. The Community Advisory Committee may include experts in historical research and document review, archeologists and local Indigenous leaders and organizations, who hold connection to the project