China News Agency, Toronto, January 13 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) An aboriginal tribe in the Canadian inland province of Saskatchewan announced on January 12 that a ground detection radar search of the former site of a local Aboriginal boarding school has found Children's remains and more than 2,000 "anomalies".
The head of the Star Carpet Cree tribe said that the search began in November 2021 and plans to explore more than 55 acres of land in the tribe's reservation.
Some of the "anomalies" that have been found may be rocks or tree roots under the ground.
The tribe will use core sampling, DNA testing and other means to confirm whether any "abnormal points" belong to unmarked tombs.
But the detection team found a bone that has been confirmed by the official autopsy to belong to a jawbone fragment of a child aged four to six who died about 125 years ago.
The tribe is located about 70 kilometers northeast of Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan.
The original local aboriginal boarding school was in operation from 1884 to 1998, during which it changed its name several times.
According to historical data, 9 years after the school was opened, 174 students were reported to have canceled their names, and 71 of them died.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement on the matter later that day, expressing his deep sadness and distress at the findings.
He said the issue of residential schools was part of the historical and ongoing racism, discrimination and injustice faced by Indigenous peoples.
As horrific truths about residential school pasts across Canada continue to be revealed, the Government of Canada will continue to support Indigenous communities as they struggle to find loved ones and continue their journey of healing.
Since May 2021, a large number of remains of children or unmarked burials have been found at the former sites of Aboriginal boarding schools in many places in Canada.
More than a thousand remains or unmarked tombs have been discovered.
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