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| Over 180 unmarked graves found at former Catholic school in Canada, indigenous group says, in third such find | Over 180 unmarked graves found at former Catholic school in Canada, indigenous group says, in third such find |
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| A Canadian indigenous group has said 182 unmarked graves have been discovered in the South Interior of the province of British Columbia, the third such discovery in the past two months near former Catholic schools. | A Canadian indigenous group has said 182 unmarked graves have been discovered in the South Interior of the province of British Columbia, the third such discovery in the past two months near former Catholic schools. |
| The burial site is located at the former Catholic-run St. Eugene’s Mission School, the Lower Kootenay Band announced on Wednesday. | The burial site is located at the former Catholic-run St. Eugene’s Mission School, the Lower Kootenay Band announced on Wednesday. |
| The community of ʔaq'am – or St. Mary’s Indian Band – based near the city of Cranbrook made the gruesome find after using radar detection equipment, which apparently pointed to there being graves around a meter below the surface. | The community of ʔaq'am – or St. Mary’s Indian Band – based near the city of Cranbrook made the gruesome find after using radar detection equipment, which apparently pointed to there being graves around a meter below the surface. |
| Last week, 751 unmarked graves were uncovered at a Catholic school in Saskatchewan province, another indigenous community announced. | Last week, 751 unmarked graves were uncovered at a Catholic school in Saskatchewan province, another indigenous community announced. |
| That discovery came after the remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at another Catholic school in British Columbia in May. | That discovery came after the remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at another Catholic school in British Columbia in May. |
| St. Eugene’s, now a casino and resort, was run by the Catholic Church from 1890 until the 1970s, according to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a body set up to document the history of indigenous students in Canadian schools. | St. Eugene’s, now a casino and resort, was run by the Catholic Church from 1890 until the 1970s, according to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a body set up to document the history of indigenous students in Canadian schools. |
| The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre said the school was hit by frequent outbreaks of influenza, mumps, measles, chickenpox, and tuberculosis. | The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre said the school was hit by frequent outbreaks of influenza, mumps, measles, chickenpox, and tuberculosis. |
| As many as 100 people from the Lower Kootenay Band had been forced to attend the institution, the group said. | As many as 100 people from the Lower Kootenay Band had been forced to attend the institution, the group said. |
| “It is believed that the remains of these 182 souls are from the member Bands of the Ktunaxa Nation, neighbouring First Nations communities and the community of ʔaq'am,” the community said in a statement. | “It is believed that the remains of these 182 souls are from the member Bands of the Ktunaxa Nation, neighbouring First Nations communities and the community of ʔaq'am,” the community said in a statement. |
| More than 150,000 indigenous children were required to attend Catholic-run state schools in Canada from the 1870s until 1997. | More than 150,000 indigenous children were required to attend Catholic-run state schools in Canada from the 1870s until 1997. |
| In 2015, a report by the commission said the government’s forced assimilation of indigenous students and the system itself could “best be described as ‘cultural genocide.’” | In 2015, a report by the commission said the government’s forced assimilation of indigenous students and the system itself could “best be described as ‘cultural genocide.’” |
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