The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations compiled a list of initial sites where it hopes to complete radar ground searches, like the technology that uncovered the remains of 215 children in Kamloops
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron talks during a news conference at the Turvey Centre in Regina on Aug. 22, 2019.The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the Saskatchewan government say they want Ottawa to help research undocumented deaths and burials at residential schools in the province.
Federation Chief Bobby Cameron says finding the children’s remains and giving them proper burials is important to help First Nations communities and families find closure. The federation has compiled a list of initial sites where it hopes to complete radar ground searches.Similar technology uncovered the remains of 215 children on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia.
The former residential school sites the federation wants surveyed in Saskatchewan include Onion Lake, Beauval, Guy Hill, Lebret, Sturgeon Landing and the Lestock-Touchwood area.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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