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Unmarked graves located near the former St. Eugene's Residential School

30 June 2021
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St. Eugene's (BC) (Subject)
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The ʔaq̓am (Aqam) band announced that 182 unmarked graves had been found in a cemetery near the former St. Eugene’s Residential School. Ground penetrating radar had been used to survey the area after an unmarked grave was found the year before, when the band was undertaking remedial work at the cemetery. The community believes that the graves are those of individuals from ʔaq̓am, other member bands of the Ktunaxa Nation, and neighbouring First Nations. They have begun ascertaining whether the graves are those of children who attended the school.

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