Plans are to search the site with ground-penetrating radar as well as to review a collection of government, medical and church data to develop a database of student names
There were two schools that operated in the community, also known as Cross Lake, that were both destroyed by fires, Monias said. The community is aware of one mass grave for children who died in one of the fires in 1930, he said.
The community also plans a permanent monument to honour former students, including Cross Lake children who attended other residential schools. In his statement, Monias recognized last week’s apology from Pope Francis for the abuse students were subjected to while being forced to attend residential schools, but he said he would have liked to hear more.
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