93 potential graves found at Canada school site

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An Indigenous community in Canada has identified nearly 100 "potential" graves at a residential school site, months after the discovery of hundreds of children's remains at former boarding schools rocked the country.

Since May, more than 1,000 anonymous graves have been found near former"Indian residential schools" run by religious groups, shedding light on a dark chapter in Canadian history and its policy of forced assimilation of First Nations people. Don Emmert/ AFP/ File photo

Investigators "surveyed approximately 14 hectares of the broader 480-hectare site," which is about 300 kilometers north of Kamloops—wheremore than 1,000 anonymous graves have been found near former "Indian residential schools" run by religious groups, "There is much more work to do on the St. Joseph's site, and we have every intention of continuing with this work," WLFN Chief Willie Sellars said in a statement.

 

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