Sask. First Nation locates 93 unmarked graves at site of former residential school
The English River First Nation (ERFN) has announced the discovery of 93 unmarked graves at the site of the former Beauval Indian Residential School.
The First Nation said it believes the graves hold the remains of 79 children and 14 infants.
“Schools should come with playgrounds, not graveyards,” ERFN Chief Jenny Wolverine said in a release.
According to that release, on Aug. 8, ground-penetrating radar produced several positive hits at the former site of the school. The initial findings of the Areas of Interest (AOI’s) were consistent with what were believed to be 83 possible unmarked graves.