Residential School Graves

• International group hired by Ottawa asks to be given a chance on unmarked graves

  The federal government's decision to hire the Netherlands-based International Commission on Missing Persons to engage with Indigenous communities has been met with concerns.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2023
  
• Chief would back excavating possible graves at B.C. residential school if elders, community want it

  The Williams Lake First Nation's chief says he'll support excavating possible unmarked graves at a former residential school if that's what elders and the community decide is best.

  Politics

  Jan 27, 2023
  
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• Naming the unknown: How First Nations are identifying the children buried in unmarked graves

  Historical documents hold the clues, but finding the identities of missing children is grueling detective work.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2022
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• Vancouver Island First Nation to begin work to locate unmarked graves at residential school site

  The Tseshaht First Nation said an announcement will be made when scanning is to begin but it won't happen until soil conditions are ideal.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2022
• Indigenous leaders to meet with Pope Francis seeking apology for residential schools

  The bishops did not say whether Pope Francis will offer an apology.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021
• ‘Terribly saddened’: Trudeau laments residential school graves discovery in Saskatchewan

  'No child should have ever been taken away from their families and communities, and robbed of their language, culture, and identity,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2021