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What did they find in Kamloops?

The May discovery of 215 children’s remains at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops has thrown a spotlight Canada’s past policies of forced assimilation. Indigenous leaders expect similar findings as the search for grave sites continues, aided by new funding from federal and provincial governments.

Did the Catholic Church apologized for residential schools?

VANCOUVER, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday officially apologized for their role in the country’s notorious residential school system for the first time, after refusing to do so for years despite public pressure.

Why is the pope not apologize?

They say the lack of a formal apology from both the Pope and Canadian bishops as a group reflects an ongoing paralysis within the Vatican hierarchy over how to deal with the issue of abuse, along with a Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops that one observer has called “tragically inadequate,” and liability concerns.

How many graves are in Kamloops residential school?

The total number of graves was announced as 751 in a press conference on June 24, over three times as many as the 215 announced to have been identified in Kamloops the previous month. At least 600 graves were considered confirmed, since the radar technology had an error rate of 10–15\%.

What was the cause of death in residential schools?

Dr. Bryce investigated conditions in numerous residential schools and found that death rates in the schools were far higher than among school-aged children in the general Canadian population; in Southern Alberta, he found that 28 per cent of residential students had died, with TB being the most common cause of death.

How did they discover the bodies in Kamloops?

The southern B.C. First Nation’s leadership announced on May 27 that 215 unmarked and previously undocumented gravesites had been found using ground-penetrating radar at the site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The remains were described as belonging to children as young as 3.

What did the pope say about Canada?

ROME — The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis had “indicated his willingness” to visit Canada, after Indigenous leaders in the country had repeatedly demanded that he apologize for the church’s role in residential schools found to be responsible for widespread abuse.

What happened to the remains of 215 Indigenous children found at Kamloops?

OTTAWA — The announcement last month that the remains of 215 Indigenous children had been found on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School left the nation reeling.

How many bodies were found at Kamloops Catholic school?

The Discoveries: In May, members of the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation found 215 bodies at the Kamloops school — which was operated by the Roman Catholic Church until 1969 — after bringing in ground-penetrating radar.

What happened to BC’s missing children?

A large number never returned home, their families given only vague explanations, or none at all. Now an Indigenous community in British Columbia says it has found evidence of what happened to some of its missing children: a mass grave containing the remains of 215 children on the grounds of a former residential school.

What happened at the Kamloops Indian Residential School?

(CNN) The gruesome discovery took decades and for some survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada, the confirmation that children as young as 3 were buried on school grounds crystallizes the sorrow they have carried all their lives.