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41 additional unmarked graves found at former residential school site in Sechelt

By Jordan Copp, Coast Reporter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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The shíshálh Nation has announced the discovery of 41 additional unmarked graves at the site of the former St. Augustine’s Residential School, bringing the total number of graves identified to 81.

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