In the Canadian school found a mass burial of children. According to BBC News, the find was made on the territory of the former boarding school for Indians in Kamloops (British Columbia).
A total found 215 remains of tel. It is noted that some dead children were three years old. According to the head of the community in the city of Kamlops Rosanna Kazimir, the burial has never been documented by the school administration. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudou said that this is a “painful reminder” about the “shameful chapter of the history” of the country.
Currently, specialists work on the establishment of the time and causes of death of children. The community appealed to relatives of children who visited school to clarify the information. It is expected that preliminary conclusions about the causes of what happened may be prepared for mid-June.
The boarding school for the Indians Kamloops acted from 1890 to 1978 and was mandatory for visiting the children of Indians. At that time she was the largest in the system of boarding schools of Canada. Such institutions were governed by the government and religious organizations and were created with the aim of violent assimilation of the youth of indigenous peoples.