Association says no unmarked graves found on initial search of Algoma University

A residential school survivor group says it’s expressing relief that, so far, no burial sites have been found during an initial search of a former Shingwauk Indian Residential School site in northern Ontario. However, the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association acknowledges its work is far from complete, with vast areas of the property still to be searched…

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Search detects 114 ‘unmarked burial features’ on former McIntosh Indian Residential School property

WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. An investigation has detected 114 “unmarked burial features” on the former property of McIntosh Indian Residential School (IRS) in the Kenora district of northwestern Ontario, the Wiikwogaming Tiinahtiisiiwin Project Team said Thursday.  It’s one of multiple searches underway for missing children and unmarked burials at […]

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Demand growing for cadaver dogs to assist in searches at former residential schools

As First Nations communities in Canada continue to hone in on possible unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools, some are now using human remains detection dogs to assist in that effort. Since 2021, when the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation first announced ground-penetrating radar (GPR) had identified 215 anomalies at the former Kamloops Indian…

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38 unmarked graves found at South Dakota boarding school; church offers few answers

STEPHAN, S.D. — Nestled amongst miles of prairie on the northern part of the Crow Creek Reservation in central South Dakota sits a remnant of a dark period in American history. Disheveled, abandoned buildings — dormitories and churches — that once housed hundreds of children each year now lie crumbling, awaiting demolition…

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