751 unmarked graves found at Saskatchewan residential school site

The Cowessess First Nation says ground-penetrating radar has discovered 751 unmarked grave sites at the Marieval Indian Residential School.

It’s the highest number of grave sites found in Canada to date.

Chief Cadmus Delmore did say the graves may have had markers at some point. It’s also not clear if all the graves are children saying some adults may also be found.

The school is located about 160 kilometres east of Regina. It was built in 1899 by Roman Catholic missionaries and didn’t close until 1997.

The discovery comes in the wake of 215 grave sites being found in Kamloops.

More to come