More unmarked graves of indigenous tribe discovered at 'Canada's Alcatraz'

More than 160 'undocumented and unmarked' graves have been foundin British Columbia’sSouthern Gulf Islands, once home to the Kuper Island Residential School, saidPenelakutTribe.

This latest discovery has come up in continuation toother similar findings in British Columbia as well as in Saskatchewan province.

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In a statement posted by theneighbouringCowichan Tribes on its Facebook page, thePenelakutTribe said,"It is impossible to get over acts of genocide and human rights violations. Healing is an ongoing process, and sometimes it goes well, and sometimes,we lose more people because the burden is too great.”

“We are at another point in time where we must face the trauma because of these acts of genocide. Each time we do, it is possible to heal a little more,"added thetribe in the statement.

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Survivors of the Kuper School regarded it as 'Canada's Alcatraz’,as per a1997 documentary posted on YouTube and produced with funding from the federal government.

In recent weeks, hundreds of unmarked graves have been discovered.Several investigations have also been initiated with the help ofground-penetrating radar on the grounds of former residential schools across thecountry.