The Nadleh Whut'en First Nation has confirmed the identification of potential unmarked graves at the former Lejac Indian Residential School site near Fraser Lake in Northwest B.C., following geophysical surveys using ground-penetrating radar and magnetometry.
Northwest B.C. First Nation Nadleh Whut’en has confirmed the identification of potential unmarked graves at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School, located at Tseyaz Bunk’ut near Fraser Lake.
Nadleh Whut’en said the preliminary findings from GPR and magnetometry surveys at Lejac uncovered geophysical signatures consistent with burials. These results are part of ongoing efforts to locate and honour the children who died while attending residential schools in Canada, the First Nation said. The school’s cemetery, where some graves are marked, has long been known to survivors. However, the recent surveys suggest there are additional unmarked graves that have not been accounted for.
Ketlo said this is not just a thing of the past but the horrors experienced at Lejac are still very real for the survivors who lived through this"genocide.”
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