English River First Nation announces more findings in radar search for unmarked graves

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English River First Nation has found what it says are 93 unmarked graves in and around the former Beauval Indian Residential School’s cemetery, 10 more than the community announced in an initial update earlier this month.

“To date, there are 93 unmarked graves, 79 children and 14 infants. We initially issued a press release that indicated that there were 83. However, the additional number was confirmed by the archeologist when he placed the flags,” Chief Jenny Wolverine said in a news conference Tuesday in Saskatoon.

“Let me be clear that this is not a finality. This is not a final number. It

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