Monday, October 7, 2024

Nationwide shock after remains of 215 children discovered at former residential school

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Many ceremonies are being held across the country tonight to mourn the discovery of 215 children who were buried in a mass grave at a former residential school in British Columbia.

They were taken from their homes, stripped of their Indigenous culture, and abused right in our own backyard.

Kelly Botelho reports.

RELATED STORY: Tribute left in Stoney Creek after burial site found at former B.C. residential school

The National Residential School Crisis Line is available for former residential school students and others at 1-866-925-4419.

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