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Instead, Grace Presbyterian Church issued a statement saying it hopes it might foster conversation about residential schools in Canada. Upwards of 1,000 unmarked graves have now been confirmed at the sites of former residential schools, which Indigenous children were forced to attend after being taken away from their homes and families. There were more than 130 government-funded, church-run schools across Canada.
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Grace Presbyterian associate pastor Jacob Van Pernis said Friday he spent some time sitting on the church’s front steps in the Beltline, watching as some people shook their heads or snapped pictures of the paint as they passed by.