Acronyms are short form ways of identifying things, usually by using the first letters of each word in a title. Many are used in the discussions around locating missing children.
Below is a list of acronyms sorted by theme.
Federal Government
- CIRNAC: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- ISC: Indigenous Services Canada
- LAC: Library and Archives Canada
- NCTR: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- RCMP: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- TRC: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Provincial Government
- Arch Branch: Archaeology Branch, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
- BC Archives: The Provincial Archives, within the RBCM
- BCCS: British Columbia Coroners Service
- MIRR: Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
- RBCM: Royal British Columbia Museum
University
- Dialogue Centre: Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
- IPIA: Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, University of Alberta
- UBC: The University of British Columbia
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