A group of academics and concerned citizens is calling for an evidence-based perspective on residential school burials, as well as for more disclosure and more investigation.
On Jan. 25, Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia’s central interior announced that 93 possible gravesites had been uncovered on the grounds of a residential school that operated there from 1891 to 1981. Whitney Spearing, who led the investigation, said investigators found the “reflections” using ground-penetrating radar (GPR), noting that 50 of the potential graves were not associated with a cemetery on the school grounds.
