Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 75 : Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76)

Call for the federal government to research undocumented deaths and burial in Indian residential schools

May 31, 2021

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Saskatoon Star Phoenix – The Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations and the province issued a joint statement calling on the federal government “to immediately commence research on undocumented deaths and burials in residential schools in Saskatchewan, including radar ground search at residential school sites.” Initial sites identified to be investigated by radar ground search are:

  • Onion Lake
  • St. Anthony’s IRS
  • Beauval IRS
  • Guy Hill IRS
  • Lebret IRS
  • Sturgeon Landing IRS

With an estimated 20 federal residential schools operated in Saskatchewan, meaningful reconciliation in our province must include research into the estimated hundreds of children that did not return home after attending these institutions, including radar ground search,” Premier Scott Moe said.