Saskatchewan residential school survivor recalls burying student, in wake of unmarked graves find

Saskatchewan's Cowessess First Nation says an estimated 751 unmarked graves have been found at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School, which operated from 1899 to 1997.

The discovery was made using the same ground-penetrating radar technology that found 215 remains in a mass burial site at a former B.C. residential school in May.

Ryan Kessler spoke to a survivor from the Marieval school, who remembers burying a young student.

As Eric Sorensen explains, Canada had about 140 residential schools in its system, and while the latest discovery is horrific, Indigenous communities say it’s far from surprising.

Anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience can access this 24-hour, toll-free and confidential National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419.

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