Cowessess Chief shares barriers faced in access Marieval Residential School documents

As the Cowessess First Nation continues its work in attempting to identify unmarked graves at a cemetery located near the former Marieval residential school site, it is having difficulty in accessing and translating records held by several institutions. In June 2021, then Chief Cadmus Delorme announced that 751…

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Northwestern Ont. First Nation ‘alerted’ to 22 areas of potential historic remains

A First Nation in northwestern Ontario says it has found 22 areas where human remains may be buried at the site of a former residential school. The Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, near Kenora, Ont., was “alerted” to the areas at the site of the former St. Mary’s Residential School in mid-August after using a cadaver dog to […]

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We fact-checked residential school denialists and debunked their ‘mass grave hoax’ theory

Recently a politician from a village in Prince Edward Island displayed an offensive sign on his property in which he proclaimed there is a “mass grave hoax” regarding the former Indian Residential Schools in Canada. Although many have called for him to resign, he is just one of many people who subscribe to this false theory…

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First Nations leaders ask for Brandon campground to be expropriated

First Nations leaders are asking the federal and provincial governments for financial support to see a private campground expropriated which they suspect contains unmarked graves. But the owner of the campground says he believes the remains of children can be respected and memorialized without shutting his business down…

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