It was announced on Thursday that the Star Blanket Cree Nation found over 2,000 hits via ground-penetrating radar at the former Lebret Indian Industrial School. Sheldon Poitras, the director of operations with the project, said that not every hit means there is an unmarked grave, as it could be a rock, gravel, or tree root. […]
A First Nation in Saskatchewan says ground-penetrating radar has discovered more than 2,000 areas of interest and a child’s bone was separately found at the site of one of the longest-running residential schools in the country. Star Blanket Cree Nation Chief Michael Starr said Thursday it shows the harsh truth of what happened within the walls of […]
A major announcement of discovery is coming later this morning from the site of the former Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School site. The Star Blanket Cree Nation, Chief Michael Starr and council members will be making the announcement. A year’s worth of ground penetrating radar searches have been taking place at the site. This could be […]
Pope Francis says he is sorry for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the cultural destruction and forced assimilation of Indigenous people, which culminated in residential schools. Tears streamed down the faces of elders and survivors as Francis apologized Monday in Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, after visiting the site of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential […]
A vigil was held Saturday to honour those buried in unmarked graves on the site of a former residential school on the Cowessess First Nation. 751 individual lights were placed near the flags marking each individual grave. The ceremony started with a ceremonial smudge and prayer and centered around a tipi built by elders protecting […]
