Sask. First Nation says it has found 93 potential unmarked child, infant graves
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A Saskatchewan First Nation now says it has found 79 suspected child grave sites and 14 potential infant grave sites.
A Saskatchewan First Nation now says it has found 79 suspected child grave sites and 14 potential infant grave sites.
"This is not a final number. It breaks my heart that they are likely more," English River First Nation chief Jenny Wolverine said during a news conference in Saskatoon on Tuesday.
English River started searching the site of the former Beauval Indian Residential School in August 2021, using ground penetrating radar (GPR).
"We were not sure what to expect and what we would find. But we did know the stories that were shared over generations about the treatment of the students and those students who never returned home," Wolverine said.
The revised total of 93 possible gravesites comes after English River First Nation disclosed the discovery of 83 suspected unmarked graves earlier this month.
The First Nation asked for privacy following its initial revelation and had said more details would be revealed during Tuesday's news conference.
Speaking in Saskatoon on Tuesday, Wolverine said disclosing the findings marked the start of a "long and difficult journey."
