Beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific time (12 p.m. Eastern time), you can follow the announcement directly on this page with simultaneous translation.
Chief Rosen Casimir is set to present the results, details and costs of the investigation appointed to a private company. Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Community Speaks In the next steps.
The accounts of the survivors and the excavations carried out make a serious discovery possible Uses penetrating radars.
Memories of former settlers allowed archaeologists to explore the area. A wheeled device then traveled to the ground, bombarded by high-frequency waves.
Other upcoming discoveries
Using a similar technique, the tribal community The lower cohort The discovery was revealed 182 unmarked graves near former St. Eugene Mission boarding school.
On Monday, Penalgood announced that the first country had discovered more than that 160 Unidentified and undocumented tombs Near the former Native Residential School on Cooper Island.
Earlier in June, the Kovacs First Nation community discovered 751 anonymous graves. Very close to the old boarding school for the natives of Maryval, Saskatchewan.
Not working. Other discoveries are yet to come
, Survivor Steve Schwickthull Docks warns at a residential school on Cooper Island.
A tragic fate
Although these findings have sent shock waves across Canada, the plight of thousands of Indigenous children is already well documented.
Between 1870 and 1990, more than 150,000 tribal children were forcibly sent to one of 139 residential schools run by religious organizations.
The existence of unmarked graves is subject to the numerous testimonies included in the Fact and Reconciliation Commission’s final report released in 2015. (New window).
Many Indigenous people shared this information, but always felt that they were not being asked.
Many residential schools have been destroyed in Canada, Mostly at the request of communities. At Kamloops, the establishment is clearly visible, Rosen promises Casimir, So you will never forget.
Trauma as a result of forced family separation, mistreatment and sexual and physical violence by residents Continue to date.
- Bilingual Support Line for Residential School Survivors: 1-866-925-4419
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