Uncovered tragedies: 220 more deaths at Canada’s infamous residential schools
Another 220 deaths have been discovered at the Canadian Indian Residential Schools, raising the province of Ontario’s total to 656.
According to a recent coroner’s report, the exhaustive investigation, probing files and formerly sealed criminal records, identified infectious diseases as the predominant cause of death.
However, some deaths showed signs of what would now be considered criminal negligence.
This ongoing inquiry aims to finally put names to these unnamed victims, providing long-awaited answers to their families.
The horrific findings from schools like St. Anne’s, St. Joseph’s, and the Mohawk Institute underline a dark chapter in Canada’s history.
The national Truth and Reconciliation Commission continues to unearth the fates of thousands, mostly children, lost to these institutions.
The commission estimates the number of deaths at 4,500, mostly children, who were buried in unmarked graves.
In a number of cases, families were not notified of the deaths of their children.
Chief Coroner Dr. Dirk Huyer said the vast majority do not know anything, or very much, about what happened to these children.
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