Search for unmarked graves begins at Sask. residential school
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The Star Blanket Creek Nation in Saskatchewan has commenced its search for unmarked graves at the former site of a residential school using ground-penetrating radar. More than 55 acres of land will be searched.
On Monday, the Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan commenced its search for unmarked graves at the former site of the residential school.
"It's a hard day, but we can get through it," said third-generation residential school survivor Renita Starr, who attended the school in in 1972, during a community roundtable on Monday.
More than 55 acres of land will be searched using ground-penetrating radar, a process that could take up to three years. This includes potentially searching the nearby lake and the other side of the valley that was once a monastery.
"We are hoping to find our relatives that didn't make it home and we believe that there will be some remains found," Star Blanket Cree Nation Chief Michael Starr told reporters on Monday.
