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Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76)

Williams Lake First Nation

January 7, 2022

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada – Williams Lake First Nation will undertake work related to burial sites associated with the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School. The community is currently completing a preliminary investigation that includes interviews with former students and their families, an initial geophysical survey, and the compilation of archival and photographic records related to the disappearances and deaths of First Nations students at this institution.