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Search suggests 88 potential graves at residential school in northern Alberta – CP24

by ahnationtalk on June 29, 2023175 Views

June 29, 2023

Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in northern Alberta.

“I always had to stay on high alert when I was there,” Willier said, as he recalled his time between the age of seven and 17 at St. Bruno’s Indian Residential School in Joussard, Alta., about 335 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

“I was always told, ‘Oh, you got to be careful of them (at residential school).'”

University of Alberta researchers recently found evidence of 88 potential unmarked graves near the former school.

Dr. Kisha Supernant, who led the search, said the project focused on the areas pointed out by residential school survivors and elders of the community.

Supernant’s team surveyed 4,500 square metres of land, using ground-penetrating radar to look for pits or grave shafts.

Read More: https://www.cp24.com/news/search-suggests-88-potential-graves-at-residential-school-in-northern-alberta-1.6460996

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