Sarah Beaulieu, a specialist in ground-penetrating radar from the University of the Fraser Valley, conducted searches in May on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. They led to the discovery of about 200 suspected unmarked graves of children, some believed to be as young as 3, sparking a public uproar. “This investigation has barely scratched the surface,” she told reporters in the first in-depth technical briefing on the discovery. Once Canada’s largest residential school, the Kamloops school operated from 1890 to 1978 and at one time had as many as 500 students. ADVERTISEMENTThe discovery of the graves rocked Canada, prompting searches elsewhere and forcing Canadians to confront their country’s genocidal treatment of indigenous peoples.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 15, 2021 21:00 UTC