There are now more than 100 unmarked graves next to the former site of another Aboriginal boarding school in Canada

Toronto, July 1 (China News Service) -- A Canadian Indigenous tribe announced on June 30 local time that 182 unmarked graves were found in a cemetery near the former site of an Aboriginal boarding school.

This is the third similar discovery in Canada since late May involving the site of an old Aboriginal boarding school.

Lower Kootenay tribes in Cranbrook, British Columbia, confirmed that they had found the grave near the site of an old local boarding school through ground penetrating radar. Some of the skeletons were buried in shallow graves only three or four feet deep underground. However, the history of the area is relatively complex, and the cemetery also buried the dead from the hospital in the early years. Analytical work is still ongoing.

During the existence of the local Aboriginal boarding school, most of the time it was managed and operated by the Catholic Church. The tribal chief said he hoped the Catholic Church would bear the corresponding legal responsibility.

Earlier, at the end of May, Native American tribes in Kamloops, British Columbia, found the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of an old boarding school. On June 24, Indigenous Indian tribes in the inland province of Saskatchewan announced that 751 unmarked graves had been initially identified near the site of a boarding school.

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau responded to the discovery of the unmarked tomb on social platforms on the evening of June 30, saying that such a moment is difficult to say, but the official will provide support for the indigenous people.

There have also been a number of recent cases of churches being set on fire across Canada. Trudeau expressed disappointment and stressed that the destruction of religious sites was not the right thing to do and was "unacceptable."

The Canadian Catholic Bishops' Conference recently confirmed that a delegation of Indigenous Canadians, also known as First Nations, Métis and Inuit, will travel to the Vatican in December to meet with the Pope.

After the establishment of the Confederation of Canada, a boarding school system was gradually established in an attempt to force "assimilation" of Indigenous peoples. The boarding school system has existed for over a hundred years. More than 150,000 Indigenous children have been sent to boarding schools for isolation, and thousands of children have died while in school. (End)

Source: China News Network