Wauzhushk Onigum Nation says it has uncovered 171 'plausible burials' in studies of cemetery grounds at a former residential school site.
Posted: Jan. 17, 2023 12:29PMSt. Mary's Indian Residential School was operated by the Roman Catholic Church from 1897 to 1972 in Kenora, Ont. Wauzhushk Onigum Nation said Tuesday that ground-penetrating radar has detected over 170 anomalies during a search for unmarked graves at the site of the former school.
Wauzhushk Onigum Nation in northern Ontario says it has uncovered 171 “plausible burials” in studies of cemetery grounds at a former residential school site.In a news release Tuesday afternoon, the First Nation says the site linked to the former St. Mary’s Residential School in Kenora, Ont., has been secured in accordance with Anishinaabe protocols.
The First Nation says the anomalies, which it also calls “plausible burials,” were found during studies conducted by its technical, archeological and ground-penetrating-radar team. The release says the First Nation is meeting with federal and provincial ministers Tuesday to discuss the next steps, including the resources required to continue the investigation.
It says the First Nation it is looking to gain greater certainty about the number of plausible graves in the cemetery grounds and to conduct investigations at several additional sites in the vicinity of the school.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program has a hotline to help residential school survivors and their relatives suffering trauma invoked by the recall of past abuse.
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