Williams Lake First Nation in BC signs agreement with province and RCMP to excavate former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School site.
The Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia plans to excavate the site of a former residential school with a signed agreement with the province and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to guide the process. This marks the first memorandum of understanding of its kind in B.C. and outlines processes for potential recovery, identification, and repatriation of remains linked to the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School. The First Nation has been investigating the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous children who attended the school, which operated until 1981.
June 03, 2024
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