More unmarked graves discovered in British Columbia at a former indigenous residential school known as 'Canada's Alcatraz'
(CNN) The Penelakut Tribe in British Columbia announced Monday that it had found more than 160 "undocumented and unmarked' graves in the province's Southern Gulf Islands, once home to the Kuper Island Residential School. The latest grim discovery follows other similar findings in British Columbia as well as in the province of SaskatchewanHundreds of unmarked graves have been discovered in recent weeks and dozens of investigations, many using ground-penetrating radar, continue on the grounds of former residential schools across the country. We are at another point in time where we must face the trauma because of these acts of genocide. Each time we do, it is possible to heal a little more," the Penelakut Tribe said in a statement posted by the neighboring Cowichan Tribes on its Facebook page. The Penelakut Tribe confirmed the contents of the statement to CNN, but has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Source: CNN July 13, 2021 20:54 UTC
