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THE CANADIAN PRESS DELMAS, SASKATCHEWAN – For elder Jenny Spyglass, returning to the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan where a search for unmarked graves is underway brought back memories of what she lost. Spyglass, now in her 70s, was taken to the Delmas/Thunderchild Indian Residential School, located 160 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, when she was three years old. Her brother died there of starvation at age four, she said. “This is where they took my culture away,” she said. “They took my language away from me. They took that love away from my mom. A two- or three-year-old girl would love to have their mom with them every day, every morning, feeding them, loving them. I didn’t have that, growing up.” ....
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Survivors, their families and friends gathered in Delmas Saturday, at the site of the St. Henri Residential School. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) hosted local First Nations people, media and the general public, as crews from SNC Lavalin undergo a search for unmarked graves using ground penetrating radar. BATC announced their plans for the search in June. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW) A smudge ceremony was carried out for everyone stepping onto the site, with Elders and mental health counsellors on site for support. Elder Jenny Spyglass spoke of her time at the school and the pain that still lingers. “This is where they took my culture away,” she said. “They took my language away from me. They took that love away from my mom. A two-or three-year-old girl would love to have their mom with them every day, every morning, feeding them, loving them. I didn’t have that, growing up.” ....
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Published Saturday, July 17, 2021 4:53PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, July 17, 2021 4:53PM EDT DELMAS, SASKATCHEWAN - For elder Jenny Spyglass, returning to the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan where a search for unmarked graves is underway brought back memories of what she lost. Spyglass, now in her 70s, was taken to the Delmas/Thunderchild Indian Residential School, located 160 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon, when she was three years old. Her brother died there of starvation at age four, she said. “This is where they took my culture away,” she said. “They took my language away from me. They took that love away from my mom. A two- or three-year-old girl would love to have their mom with them every day, every morning, feeding them, loving them. I didn t have that, growing up.” ....