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Geraldine Shingoose, a survivor of the Muskowekwan Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, experienced a heart attack while recounting her abuse at the school during testimony. She revealed the extent of her trauma for the first time in the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) under the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, years after her time at the school. The Supreme Court of Canada's decision in 2017 stipulated that over 38,000 records of residential school testimonies collected through the IAP would be destroyed by 2027 unless survivors opt to preserve their own...