Posted on 06/24/2021 1:01:56 PM PDT by Red Badger
June 24 (UPI) -- Hundreds of remains have been found in unmarked graves at a former Canadian school for Indigenous children in Saskatchewan, the second such discovery in the country over the past month.
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said Wednesday a search of the former Marieval Indian Residential School on Cowessess First Nation in southern Saskatchewan found the remains on the property.
Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme said there were more than 300 remains found at the school's location, calling it a "horrific and shocking discovery," according to the Regina Leader-Post.
The Marieval Indian Residential School was part of a system that placed Indigenous children in boarding schools across Canada. Indigenous leaders have long complained that many children were never returned to their parents and were given little, if any, information about what happened to them.
The disappearances have long been part of Canadian indigenous oral histories, but the discoveries offer confirmation for the stories that have passed through generations.
"There's no denying this: All of the stories told by our survivors are true," Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby said, according to The New York Times. "This is what the Catholic Church in Canada and the government of Canada of the day forced on our children."
Last month, the Tk'emlupste Secwépemc First Nation announced that the remains of 215 children had been buried at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. The government ran that school from 1890 to 1969 after taking over administration from the Catholic Church to operate it as a day school residence. It eventually closed in 1978.
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said it's now assisting First Nations in searching more than 20 former residential school sites in Saskatchewan for similar signs of unmarked graves.
"Today, all of Saskatchewan mourns for those who were discovered buried in unmarked graves near the former Marieval Indian Residential School site," Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in a Facebook post.
"I understand many were children, and it is heartbreaking to think that so many children lost their lives after being separated from their families, and away from the love and solace only a family can provide."
Moe said he has offered provincial support in the investigation into the other boarding schools.
Well well.
If Canada wants to hold our past over our heads perchance the shoe is on the other hand now!
(not that it I care that much but a little shot at them in discussions is always welcome)
This is very sad and hard to understand.
But the worst part is that soon, this will somehow be the fault of Trump supporters, since they are all racist and white supremacists.
I know the claims of mistreatment prevail, but I can’t help but wonder if some sort of plague may have occurred - a pandemic?
Er, the school is from 1890. Do these fools know what the rate of child mortality was back then?
But what does this all have to do with today?
It isn’t hard to understand. The child rate of mortality was about 25%. That’s overall, even in wealthier parts society. Natives would have had a higher rate of mortality because indigenous lifestyles had a higher rate of mortality. In 1900, Canada would not have had the money transport children who died back to their people, so they were buried on the grounds.
Natives were only too happy to send their kids to where they could be fed and clothed, which was beyond their ability in this time period.
About the only thing that we could have dine to improve things was take older children, past the point of child mortality and maybe educate them to an older age.
“All of the stories told by our survivors are true”.
That’s a logical leap that “all” stories are true.
No word on when these children lived and when and how they died?
The article says the government took over administration of the school in 1890. Therefore, it had been in operation years earlier.
From the article:
The government ran that school from 1890 to 1969
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations = Trudeau’s BLM
According to articles about the place linked from Wikipedia, it’s believed that not all of the burials are of children, and the burial ground was in operation about 12 years before the school was actually founded.
But put in unmarked graves? No records? Suspicious.
“Come on, man. All government-mandated boarding schools have secret mass graves.”
— Some Freepers
It goes over the heads of many.....
I wonder how childhood mortality rates compared between these government run schools and indigenous communities. First determine that before casting blame.
They need to do autopsies by RCMP professional forensic experts to determine the actual truth... Something that is sadly lacking with the ‘Truth and Reconciliation’ commission. Saying these children were all murdered is complete nonsense.
These schools were created to educate and care for children, they were not created to murder them. Were some nuns and priest abusive? Absolutely, and they were abusive to children of all colours and nationalities throughout the world where Catholic schools were operated. Not just abusive to indigenous Canadians.
“Come on, man. Sadistic white people slaughter brown children for the fun of it and hide their bodies.”
— Some Freeper
Right. Because no indigenous children died in the 19th century except via abuse from the Catholic Church.
CRT Canadian Style.
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