The team of researchers searching for evidence of unmarked graves at the former Shubenacadie Residential School in Shubenacadie, N.S., has concluded its search without finding graves connected to the institution. A statement from Sipekne'katik First Nation Wednesday said while the crews did find evidence of unmarked graves, those graves pre-date the period of the residential school by about 100 years and are connected to former landowners. The Shubenacadie Residential School operated from 1929 to 1967, and the building burned down years later. Ground-penetrating radar, a technique that has been used at other residential school sites in Canada, and was used in searches at the former Shubenacadie Residential School site in 2019 and 2020, was also used to explore what lies beneath the surface of the ground. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for residential school survivors and others affected.

Source: CBC News August 04, 2021 14:25 UTC