More unmarked graves found at another Canada Indigenous school
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- 16 Feb 2022
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An Indigenous community in Canada’s Saskatchewan province announced Tuesday the discovery of 54 unmarked graves at two former residential schools, adding to a growing tally of such burials that shocked the nation last year.
Ted Quewezance, who is leading the Keeseekoose First Nation’s search for graves using ground-penetrating radar near Fort Pelly and St Phillip’s residential schools, disclosed the findings at a press conference.
“Canadians still cannot believe a human being could treat another human being, especially a child, like the way we were treated,” he said, holding back tears.
The two schools were run by the Catholic Church on behalf of the federal government — St Phillip’s from 1905 to 1913 and Fort Pelly from 1928 to 1969.
Similar discoveries were made last year at several other boarding schools across Canada.
Chief Lee Kitchemonia suggested the children “could potentially have been, you know, murdered,” saying more investigation is needed.
He added that the community faces a “very tough time” ahead coming to grips with the finds, adding that “we passed by them (daily), never realizing there were graves there.”
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in a Facebook post said “Saskatchewan mourns with you” as the Keeseekoose First Nation experiences “the same shock and despair as other First Nations across the country.” Read More…
