Battlefords man working to preserve residential school cemetery – CBC

Cemetery at Battleford Industrial School has at least 20 unmarked graves

May 24, 2017

A lawyer in North Battleford is determined to give residential school students who died in the area the burial they deserve.

Speaking on CBC Radio’s Afternoon Edition on Tuesday, Ben Feist said he attended a Law Society of Saskatchewan event in Saskatoon discussing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) calls to action and final report.

He started looking into their paperwork and realized one of the items listed had to do with missing children and unmarked burials.

In that section, the TRC specifically referenced the cemetery at the Battleford Industrial School, which was open in the area from 1883-1914.

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