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A total of 751 unmarked graves were found at the site of the former Marieval residential school, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan said on Thursday.

The announcement was made by FSIN chief Bobby Cameron and Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme, and comes weeks after 215 unmarked burial sites were reported found at a residential school in Kamloops.

"We all must put down our ignorance and accidental racism of not addressing the truth that this country has with Indigenous people," Chief Delorme said. "We are not asking for pity, but we are asking for understanding."

Cowessess First Nation had begun the process of locating unmarked graves on June 2 with the help of Saskatchewan Polytechnic using ground-penetrating radar technology.

Chief Delorme said they cannot confirm all the unmarked graves contain children, as there are oral stories of adults being buried there as well. The residential school gravesite was run by the Roman Catholic church.

The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience.

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