A First Nation in British Columbia has announced the discovery of at least 66 additional potential graves at the site of a former residential school where 93 were found last year.
There have long been allegations of mistreatment and neglect linked to the institution, as well as allegations of physical, mental and sexual abuse.
Extensive interviews with survivors were also conducted and investigators say they heard stories of disappearances, systemic torture and rape. "I have been through a lot. I have been strapped many times and I have been hit more times than I can remember," Alphonse said during a sit-down interview with CTV National News.
"So I went to school where I was forced to speak English and not my Tsilhqot'in language," Alphonse said. I also couldn't drum or sing my nation's songs or practice any traditions from my culture." "The longer you stayed away from your parents and the longer you did not go back to your lands, the more foreign you became and that is the way they wanted it,"Alphonse said.
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