Calls to find all Canada’s Indigenous mass graves after grim residential school discovery

First Nations groups say giving children a proper burial will help families find closure following discovery of 215 bodies at Kamloops school

Indigenous groups in Canada are calling for a nationwide search for mass graves at residential school sites after the discovery of the remains of more than 200 children at one former school last week shocked the country.

Prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that searching for more mass graves was “an important part of discovering the truth” but did not make specific commitments.

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