Vancouver Island First Nation to release ground scanning results for former residential school
Tseshaht First Nation in Port Alberni will release the initial results of its scan for unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school next week.
As Tseshaht progresses through the next phases of research, Watts says the nation will do its best to maintain a cultural and spiritual safe space for survivors. The ʔuuʔatumin yaqckwiimitqin project includes residential school survivors, ha’wiih , Tseshaht council and others.
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