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Potential burial sites found near St. Joseph's Mission Residential School

25 January 2022
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Williams Lake First Nation Kukpi7 (Chief) Willie Sellars and Council released a  statement announcing the preliminary results of the first phase of the geophysical investigation at the former St. Joseph’s Mission site. Ninety-three potential burial sites had been found. Survivors have been interviewed and archival and internment records are being researched. The next phase will involve engagement with affected communities, the governments of Canada and British Columbia, and the owners of the land on which St. Joseph’s Mission was located.

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