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The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is hosting a sacred ceremony this week as it searches a former residential school site for unmarked graves.
A ground-penetrating radar search is set to start on Saturday morning at the urban reserve near downtown La Ronge – the location of the Lac La Ronge Indian Residential School that operated between 1907 and 1947.
The ceremony, which will take place Friday through Monday, includes equipment blessings, speakers, feasts and a four-day sacred fire.
According to research from the University of Regina, the school was operated by the Anglican Church of Canada.
The building burnt down in 1920 before the government rebuilt it.
It remained a fire hazard, though, being rebuilt with green lumber and defective chimneys and didn’t have the funding for upkeep. The school also didn’t have any fire escapes.
The building was ultimately destroyed by a fire in 1947, which was deliberately set by two boys. Students were then transferred to Prince Albert.
The research also documents a measles epidemic in 1937 that’s believed to have activated tuberculosis, causing the deaths of several students.
A tuberculosis specialist and Indian Agent criticized a lack of food – saying children “only receive Irish Bread and lard, oatmeal in the mornings and a little peanut butter once a week” – as well as poor ventilation and overcrowding.
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson said crews have already prepped the site for ground-penetrating radar.
A similar search got underway last weekend at the site of a former residential school in Delmas.
If you are a residential school survivor in distress, or have been affected by the residential school system and need help, you can contact the 24-hour Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
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STARSET
SILOS
08:48 PM |
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THEORY OF A DEADMAN
LIVIN MY LIFE LIKE A COUNTRY SONG
08:43 PM |
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND
08:39 PM |
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IZZY REIGN
REVENANT
08:36 PM |
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LATE NIGHT SAVIOR
IM THE PROBLEM
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MACHINE HEAD
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE
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GREEN DAY
WARNING
08:25 PM |
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CHIODOS
BABY YOU WOULDNT LAST A MINUTE ON THE CREEK
08:21 PM |
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BRING ME THE HORIZON
KOOL AID
08:18 PM |
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SLIPKNOT
WARRANTY
08:11 PM |
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