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Indigenous Leaders Call on Federal Government To Find Unmarked Graves From the Dark Legacy of Residential Schools
After the tragic news that 215 children's remains have been discovered on the ground of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, Indigenous leaders are now pushing Canada to assist in the search for the remaining unmarked graves. The remains were confirmed last weekend with the help of a ground-penetrating radar specialist, according to Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation.
The find was described by Casimir as an "unthinkable loss" that was discussed but presumably never documented at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. More than 4,100 children...