Provincial government names First Nations liaisons to support response on residential school sites theturtleislandnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theturtleislandnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Posted:
June 30, 2021
More study of unmarked graves needed say ʔaq̓ am leaders
ʔaq̓ am Community leadership is today stressing patience and the need for further investigation following the announcement that 182 unmarked graves have been located by ground penetrating radar in 2020 beside the former St. Eugene Mission Residential School.
In a media release distributed this afternoon (June 30), leadership of ʔaq̓ am wishes to clarify information that has appeared on various social media platforms as well as national and international news regarding the discovery of 182 unmarked graves in a cemetery in the ʔaq̓ am Community and near the former site of the St. Eugene Residential School and the current site of the St. Eugene Golf Resort and Casino.