WAUZHUSHK ONIGUM NATION — A First Nation in northwestern Ontario says it has found 22 areas where human remains may be buried at the site of a former residential school. The Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, near Kenora, Ont.
WAUZHUSHK ONIGUM NATION — A First Nation in northwestern Ontario says it has found 22 areas where human remains may be buried at the site of a former residential school.
In a statement, the community says 19 of the 22 new areas the cadaver dogs found overlap with areas identified by residential school survivors as potential burial sites from when it was in operation. The school was affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and was operated by the Oblates and Grey Nuns.
"I honour you for standing firm, for sharing, for guiding for showing us," he said Monday in a statement."It is your testimony, your strength, your guidance that will continue to move us forward."
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