English River First Nation announces more findings in radar search for unmarked graves

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English River First Nation has found what it says 93 unmarked graves in and around the former Beauval Indian Residential School's cemetery. That’s 10 more graves from the community’s update earlier this month. Their Chief says of the 93 unmarked graves, 79 were children and 14 infants.

Wolverine said that while the school is now closed, it still impacts the communities today "through loss of language and culture."'GPR technology, geoscience and archaeological expertise': co-ordinator

"The advantage to what we did here, being in an actual cemetery that did have some marked graves, was that we were able to compare and find that these unmarked graves are very consistent with the marked graves. They look exactly the same," she said. Wolverine said the community needs holistic support to inch closer to the healing process physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. She said they also need more resources to keep finding the truth.

"We have heard, 'I am sorry.' Now, we need to see action. That means continuing to bring home the children we lost at the hands of residential schools." The community is asking for the establishment of healing centres to address the ongoing harms of residential schools.

 

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