"Tough Time": More Unmarked Graves Found Near Canada's Indigenous School
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The two schools were run by the Catholic Church on behalf of the federal government -- St Phillip's from 1905 to 1913 and Fort Pelly from 1928 to 1969.
An Indigenous community in Canada's Saskatchewan province announced Tuesday the discovery of 54 unmarked graves at two former residential schools, adding to a growing tally of such burials that shocked the nation last year.
Ted Quewezance, who is leading the Keeseekoose First Nation's search for graves using ground-penetrating radar near Fort Pelly and St Phillip's residential schools, disclosed the findings at a press conference.
"Canadians still cannot believe a human being could treat another human being, especially a child, like the way we were treated," he said, holding back tears.
The two schools were run by the Catholic Church on behalf of the federal government -- St Phillip's from 1905 to 1913 and Fort Pelly from 1928 to 1969.
