A research team has discovered new evidence suggesting potential grave sites near the former Lejac Indian Residential School using ground-penetrating radar and magnetometry surveys. The findings, disclosed by Nadleh Whut'en Chief Beverly Ketlo, highlight ongoing efforts to uncover truths about the school's past.
A research team has found new evidence that may point to potential grave sites at the site of a former residential school near Fraser Lake.
Since its founding in 1922, the Lejac Indian Residential School had an active cemetery on its grounds. Matching archival records from the school to geophysical survey results has pointed to the possibility of several missing graves. This has added fuel to a search that has already lasted for nearly two years.
Former Stellat’en First Nation chief Archie Patrick began these surveys in the winter of 2023 in areas identified by former residents. The search involved an area of 142,500 square metres, about the size of 27 football fields.“Lejac is still with me," Patrick said. "As a survivor of Lejac, I continue to deal with the upheaval of being taken from my parents and the daily trauma of living in that place. But I am so pleased that the stories of survivors are finally being brought to light.
The press conference outlined how the school prohibited Indigenous children from speaking their language, fed them low-quality food and subjected them to overcrowding, in addition to taking them from their families and support systems. Often the parents of children who passed away at the school were not informed until the end of the school year, they said.
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