Ahousaht First Nation releases findings from search for missing residential school children – CBC

Apr 10, 2024

Likely and potential unmarked grave locations found at schools

ʕaaḥuusʔath (Ahousaht) First Nation released the findings from the first phase of its search for missing children who attended two residential schools in its territory on Wednesday in Ahousaht, B.C.

In a press conference in the community, the team went over the ground surveys it conducted, as well as archival research and oral history from both Ahousaht Indian Residential School on Maaqutusiis (Flores Island) and the Christie Indian Residential School on Hilth hoo is (Meares Island), located near ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ territory, about 220 kilometres northwest of Victoria.

Likely and potential unmarked grave locations were noted on both Ahousaht Indian Residential School and the Christie Indian Residential School.

“We need to investigate more and clarify and confirm,” said Angus Campbell, an elected council member for Ahousaht First Nation. “We don’t want to be not telling the truth.”

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