In today's Morning Brief, in the wake of the discovery of the bodies of 215 children found in Kamloops, B.C., we look at the calls for protection of sites of former residential schools in case more remains are found.
VANCOUVER A B.C. Indigenous woman is calling for the Catholic Church to be held accountable for the mass grave discovered in Kamloops, B.C. The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced Thursday the remains of 215 children had been discovered at the site of a former residential school. They were found over the Victoria Day long weekend using a ground-penetrating radar. Gulgiit Jaab is from the Haida Nation and told CTV News Vancouver on Friday she went to a residential school near Quesnel, B.C. Reacting to news of the Kamloops discovery, she said: “Like so many of us survivors, we were in shock. When you hear this, it’s very devastating, very devastating. I cried, you know, because that could have been one of us.”
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