Canadian Indian residential school gravesites

The Canadian Indian residential school gravesites refer to the allegation that there are hundreds or thousands of child graves hidden on the grounds of Canadian Indian residential schools. On 27 May 2021, the Kamloops Indian Band issued a press release which stated that ground-penetrating radar had given 'confirmation' of the presence of 215 undocumented child graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.^[1] This announcement led a scandal, with news media outlets, both within Canada and internationally, reporting 'mass graves' at the school.^[2]^[3] Several similar reports from other former residential schools followed over the ensuing months, leading to commemorations and protests.^[4] In the ensuing months, a series of suspicious fires were set at Catholic churches, and Pope Francis made a "penitential" visit to Canada in 2022.

As of September 2023, excavations of purported gravesites have not found any bodies.^[5]

^ Way, Alex. "Statement from the Office of the Chief" (PDF). Kamloops Indian Band. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ Ian Austen (July 30, 2021). "'Horrible History': Mass Grave of Indigenous Children Reported in Canada: An Indigenous community says it has found evidence that 215 children were buried on the grounds of a British Columbia school, one of the many in Canada set up to forcibly assimilate them". The New York Times.
^ Cite error: The named reference GMRemainsFound-July was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Austen, Ian (June 7, 2021). "How Thousands of Indigenous Children Vanished in Canada". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ Yuill, Kevin (August 30, 2023). "What happened to Canada's 'mass graves'?". Spiked. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[1] Way, Alex. "Statement from the Office of the Chief" (PDF). Kamloops Indian Band. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[2] Ian Austen (July 30, 2021). "'Horrible History': Mass Grave of Indigenous Children Reported in Canada: An Indigenous community says it has found evidence that 215 children were buried on the grounds of a British Columbia school, one of the many in Canada set up to forcibly assimilate them". The New York Times.

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[4] Austen, Ian (June 7, 2021). "How Thousands of Indigenous Children Vanished in Canada". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[5] Yuill, Kevin (August 30, 2023). "What happened to Canada's 'mass graves'?". Spiked. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

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