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First Nation in B.C. says 41 more graves found by penetrating radar at school site
- The shishalh First Nation in British Columbia announced on August 15, 2025, that they found 41 additional unmarked graves at the former St. Augustine's Residential School site using ground-penetrating radar.
- The discovery follows an 18-month investigation prompted by survivor interviews and aims to uncover the past amid a history of residential school abuses and community loss.
- The First Nation has identified a total of 81 suspected graves so far and is conducting a collaborative investigation involving elder testimony, archival research, and forensic work by Dr. Stephanie Calce.
- Chief Lenora Joe stated, “the latest discoveries aren't surprising” and emphasized that the nation “always had enough proof,” while some elders prefer to leave the graves undisturbed due to historical burial practices.
- The search is viewed by many community members as essential for healing and truth, while results will not be publicly released immediately and will first be shared internally for reconciliation efforts.
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The Shíshálh Nation said that it had located them on the site of the former boarding school for Aboriginal people St. Augustine's.
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SECHELT — The shishalh First Nation says 41 "additional unmarked graves" have been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar on the site of a former residential school.
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