No children’s remains found in Nebraska dig near former Native American boarding school

An archeological dig for a lost children’s cemetery near the Nebraska site of a former Native American boarding school has ended after two weeks — and no remains were found. Dave Williams, the state’s archeologist, said the team searching near the former Genoa Indian Industrial School plans to meet on Zoom with representatives…

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Manitoba First Nation set to excavate area where potential unmarked graves may be

A First Nations community in western Manitoba is preparing to excavate the ground beneath a Catholic church after potential unmarked graves were found in the area using ground-penetrating radar. Minegoziibe Anishinabe, also known as Pine Creek First Nation, plans to unearth the area under the Our Lady of Seven Sorrows…

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Native American leaders visit site of archeological dig to find remains of boarding school students

Archeologists resumed digging Tuesday at the remote site of a former Native American boarding school in central Nebraska, searching for the remains of children who died there decades ago. The search for a hidden cemetery near the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in Nebraska…

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Residential school denialism mounts, why the search for unmarked graves needs time

Indigenous communities continue to search for unmarked graves at the sites of former Indian residential schools. This is going to take time and communities are navigating that process carefully. But as searches continue, so does the rise in residential school denialism that’s plaguing many survivors, their families and communities…

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