More than 2,000 areas of interest were identified around the Lebret Indian Residential School by ground-penetrating radar.
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“Our hearts are heavy today,” said Starr, adding it has been trying for the community and those affected.Sheldon Poitras, Indian Residential School Ground Search project lead, pointed at a grid around the school project on a screen. He identified “areas of interest,” which at this point are just that.Article content
Poitras said the bone fragment was found in an area of interest, but said this serves as a piece of information, or confirmation that there are people buried on the grounds. Photos from the era, showed during the presentation, did not depict a graveyard on the grounds.Article content During the search they were told to “watch the gophers” who, as they dug holes would kick up dirt, soil, sediment, and according to Poitras, bone.
“We did our best as well,” said Starr, who spoke of how Star Blanket First Nation operated the late school in 1983. “We did our best to move the young people that were here out back into their Nations.” Originally, the school was funded by the federal government and operated by the Catholic Church. The school was then transferred to the Touchwood File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council in the 1970s and then in 1984 to the Star Blanket Cree Nation.
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