A First Nation on Vancouver Island will release the results of its preliminary investigation into possible unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school near Port Alberni, B.C., on Tuesday. | cbcnewsbc
The Tseshaht Nation says it also found historical records showing 67 children died at the schoolThe Tseshaht First Nation says a preliminary scan of the former site of the Alberni Indian Residential School has revealed 17 potential unmarked graves. It also says its historical research found records showing 67 students died over the seven decades the school was open.
At a ceremony before the announcement, Tseshaht women carried blankets between them, filled with teddy bears wearing orange shirts. Sixty-seven of the bears were placed on a platform, and 17 were placed on the floor, all on blankets. While only 10 per cent of the area has been scanned so far using ground-penetrating radar and other tools, elected chief councillor Wahmeesh says the nation will now begin to contact the family of deceased children who were found through historical research.
Watts asked everyone in the gym and everyone watching a livestream of the announcement to remember that these were just children.Hundreds gather for memorial marking 1 year since discovery at Kamloops residential schoolSheri Meding, a Métis woman who led the research on behalf of the nation, says the accounts she heard from survivors provided a "different truth" than the version she's learned reading government documents.17 potential unmarked graves detected at former B.C.
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