Hundreds of bodies reported found in unmarked graves at former Saskatchewan residential school
The total number of graves near the former Marieval Indian Residential School is expected to be over three times higher than the 215 discovered recently in Kamloops
Author of the article: Christopher Nardi
Publishing date: Jun 23, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 4 minute read
“As we heal, every Cowessess citizen has a family member in that gravesite. To know there’s some unmarked, it continues the pain,” said Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme, seen here in 2019. Photo by Brandon Harder /Postmedia, file
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OTTAWA – A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has made the “horrific and shocking discovery” of hundreds of unmarked graves — many believed to be children — near a former residential school, with a total expected to be over three times higher than the 215 discovered recently in Kamloops, B.C., according to a source briefed on the file.