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How archaeologists look for unmarked graves in Indigenous communities

2022/5/27
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It’s been one year since Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation announced they had found 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Dr. Kisha Supernant) is one of the people at the forefront of the effort to look for unmarked graves. She’s a Métis archaeologist and chair of Unmarked Graves Working Group) with the Canadian Archaeological Association. She explains how she does this work, what happens after potential graves are found, and what needs to happen next.