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Painful memories kept many residential school survivors from filing claim until deadline loomed

APTN National News
It was a significant date.

For the thousands who survived the worst abuses at residential schools, midnight Wednesday was the deadline to apply for the independent assessment process.

Many survivors struggling with the idea of bringing up a painful past left the decision to file their claim to the last minute.

APTN National News reporter Meagan Fiddler has more on this story.

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