When you provide hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars for Residential school grave searches, soon everybody will want to get in on the act. So, here we go AGAIN:
“The Sturgeon Lake Cree ‘Nation’ {a ‘nation’ of 3,996 people} claimed there are ‘potentially’ 82 children who were killed at the Sturgeon Lake Residential School near Grande Prairie, being buried in ‘what could be’ 62 “unmarked graves” at the site.”
“A ‘First Nation’ {Tribe/Band} group in Northern Alberta are now claiming dozens of children died at an Alberta Residential School between 1907 and 1961, with potentially 62 unmarked graves residing at the location.
“The Sturgeon Lake Cree ‘Nation’ says it has evidence {Where?} 82 children died while attending the Sturgeon Lake Residential School, also known as the St. Francois Xavier boarding school, which was located in the Grande Prairie region, as reported by ‘Global News’.
“They say of the community’s 202 children that went missing at the time, they are “confident” the 82 children have been located and ‘may be’ in 62 unmarked graves at the site.
“Reported by APTN News, Gloria Larocque, a research coordinator at the University of Alberta, which conducted ground searches at the site, says some of the children will be difficult to locate without proper records, since several of the children were renamed.
“We were able to confirm the 82 school-aged children, with death records aged between seven and 16”,
Sturgeon Lake Chief Sheldon Sunshine stated.
“According to the testimony of elders and records, some of the 202 children who attended the school may have been outside the school-age range.
“The Western Standard talked with Dr. Frances Widdowson, an ex-professor at Mount Royal University, who studied Canadian Aboriginal policy, and is widely known for debating students on Canadian university campuses on the lack of evidence for the Kamloops “graves“.
“While studying the site of the BC Kamloops 215 “graves“, which were claimed to have been detected by a ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and for which $12 million was given by the feds for excavating the graves, which they still haven’t found.
“Widdowson says the only way to confirm the graves exist is to excavate.
“You have to excavate, that’s the only way that you can determine whether there are remains is through excavation.”
“Widdowson says she has had “quite a few discussions, and did an actual ground-penetrating radar survey (GPR) myself with a geoscientist, and we did excavate“.
“Widdowson goes on to state if the Sturgeon Lake Cree ‘Nation’ did a GPR to detect the graves, the radar is “non-unique“.
“That means that you get a signal, it’s sort of a parabola shape — it’s like a curved shape — and that’s it coming into some kind of contact with either a change in soil density, rocks, a pipe, or something.”
“So it could be a variety of things that cause that signal on the GPR machine, and you have to excavate to be able to determine what that object is.“
“No excavation has occurred yet and the Sturgeon Lake Cree ‘Nation’ has stated the RCMP refused to investigate the remains on the property.
“According to ‘Global News’, the nation deemed their refusal as “negligent and institutional racism“. {Actually, it’s simply due to a lack of any evidence!}
“In response, the RCMP stated,
“It is not solely the decision of the Alberta RCMP to proceed with further study of the grounds — many governmental, and cultural groups need to be consulted before exhumations occur.”
“As for what the feds are doing, Crown-‘Indigenous’ {sic} Relations and Northern Affairs Canada has stated it is actively working with Sturgeon Lake to review progress and discuss the ‘nation’s needs.
“Crown-‘Indigenous’ Relations and Northern Affairs Canada provided Sturgeon Lake Cree ‘Nation’ with $2,174,150 in funding for 2024-25 and 2025-26 to further their initiative”,
stated a Feds spokesperson.
{Then where’s the evidence? That money comes with the requirement to produce progress reports.}
“As for whether the Alberta government will be contributing to the excavation costs, the Western Standard reached out to Rajan Sawhney, Minister of ‘Indigenous’ {sic} Relations, who suggested this is unlikely.
“In Alberta, efforts to identify, research, and commemorate residential school sites are ‘Indigenous’-led, and we respect communities’ leadership in this important work“,
stated Sawhney.
“Alberta’s government has supported these efforts, including through the $8 million Residential Schools Community Research Grant, which benefited 43 ‘Indigenous’ communities and organizations.“
{‘An Ever-Expanding Money Pit’ (Alberta Programs) {Feb.3, 2026}:
“According to the Canadian Constitution, ‘Aboriginals’ (defined as “Indians”, “Inuit” and “Metis”) are the fiduciary responsibility of the federal government … Period. Yet everywhere we look, provincial and municipal governments are creating and funding an ever-expanding and ever-costly explosion of so-called ‘Indigenous’ programs. Here’s one provincial example (and from a so-called ‘Conservative’ government, no less):
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2026/02/03/an-ever-expanding-money-pit/ }
“This money was given to Alberta ‘First Nations’ back in 2021, which allowed each ‘Indigenous’ community to qualify for up to $150,000 worth of the grant.
“Sturgeon Lake has stated it will “discuss” how it will handle possible unmarked burial sites.”
–‘Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation claims potential ‘unmarked graves’ at residential school site near Grande Prairie’,
Leah Mushet, Western Standard, 20 May 2026
“The Sturgeon Lake Cree ‘Nation’ has spent years digging in provincial archives, looking for death records of children from the time a residential school operated on the nation.
“Now, it says it has evidence dozens of children died while attending the St. Francis Xavier Residential School that was operated on the ‘First Nation’ in the Grande Prairie region.
“We were able to confirm the 82 school-aged children, with death records aged between seven and 16”,
Sturgeon Lake Chief Sheldon Sunshine said.
“We found 202 children between the ages of one and 18 had perished.”
“Those deaths cover a period between 1907 and 1961, while the residential school was open.
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“Meanwhile, Crown-‘Indigenous’ Relations and Northern Affairs Canada said it is actively working with Sturgeon Lake to review the progress and discuss their needs going forward.
“Crown-‘Indigenous’ Relations and Northern Affairs Canada provided Sturgeon Lake Cree ‘Nation’ with $2,174,150 in funding for 2024-25 and 2025-26 to further their initiative”,
a spokesperson said in a statement to ‘Global News’.
“The Government of Canada acknowledges the important work being led by Sturgeon Lake Cree ‘Nation’, ‘Survivors’ {The Aboriginal Industry’s pejorative term for ‘former students’}, and research partners to help identify and honour children who never returned home from residential schools.”
…”
–‘First Nation’ says it has evidence dozens of children died attending residential school’,
Erik Bay Global News, May 19, 2026
https://globalnews.ca/news/11856141/first-nation-residential-school/
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“As of March 31, 2025, the Government of Canada has put in place 161 funding agreements providing more than $246.7 million to ‘Indigenous’ {sic} communities and organizations to support community-led initiatives to locate, document, and commemorate burial sites at former residential schools.”
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1622742779529/1628608766235
“A federal fund for exhumation of suspected graves at Indian Residential Schools is heavily oversubscribed, says a report. ‘First Nations’ have applied for more than $700 million in funding, triple the original budget:
“The actual number of individuals buried, or cemetery sites associated with Residential Schools, is unknown”.
–‘$704M Graves Fund Requests’,
Blacklock’s Reporter, July 25, 2025
https://www.blacklocks.ca/704m-graves-fund-requests/
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Then, there’s this:
“It says the discovery brings the number of suspected graves at the site to 81, after initial ‘findings’ that were announced in 2023.”
“An 18-month investigation at the site of a former residential school on the Sunshine Coast has found more evidence of children who disappeared there, the area’s ‘First Nation’{Indian Tribe/Band} says. The ‘shíshálh’ ‘First Nation’ {a ‘self-governing’ ‘nation’ of 1,760 people} in Sechelt said in a news release Friday that 41 “additional unmarked graves” had been found as a result of a search with ground-penetrating radar in the area around the St. Augustine’s Residential School site.
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“These findings and the areas scanned were all driven by the stories and the memories of our ‘survivors’ {The Aboriginal Industry’s pejorative term for ‘former students’}, our elders and family members who have been carrying these truths and burdens with strength for many, many years.”
“‘First Nations’ have tended to use careful language when announcing the findings of radar searches, ranging from anomalies and areas of interest to possible graves, but the ‘shishalh’ statement said graves at St. Augustine’s were “identified by archeologists” {How?}.
“In April 2023, the ‘nation’ announced the discovery of what it believed to be 40 unmarked grave sites on and around St. Augustine’s. It said at the time that depending solely on ground-penetrating radar for data would be inaccurate and inconclusive, due to the site of St. Augustine’s being in the middle of Sechelt and having been disturbed and developed.
“On Friday, the ‘shishalh Nation’ declined to offer anyone for an interview, saying it wanted space and privacy {You issue a press release and want…privacy?}.
“We are not taking ownership of this trauma, because that was done to us. But we are taking ownership of our healing, our message and our future”,
Joe said.
“The ‘nation’ said children from its community and 53 other ‘nations’ from as far away as Saskatchewan were at the residential school, and it had been working with them in the search for possible graves.
“This is the latest in a series of statements from ‘First Nations’ around the province after the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc ‘First Nation’ in Kamloops announced the detection of more than 200 potential unmarked graves by ground-penetrating radar in May 2021.
“Joe said her nation is “deeply saddened” by the latest discoveries, but the results of ground-penetrating radar scans weren’t surprising to community members.
“We have always believed our elders. This wasn’t a school, it wasn’t a choice, and the children who attended were stolen”,
Joe said.
“We didn’t need the (ground-penetrating radar) to prove this happened; we always had enough proof to know.”
{You don’t even have names…}
“The National Centre for ‘Truth’ and ‘Reconciliation’ at the University of Manitoba says St. Augustine’s, in Sechelt, B.C., operated between 1904 and 1975 under Roman Catholic administration, with federal funding from 1905 onward.
“The first school building burned down in 1917, and a newer structure was opened in 1922 before being destroyed by another fire {arson} in October 1975, just months after it had been closed.
“The centre said parents had protested issues ranging from the quality of education to poor diet and harsh discipline at the school in 1923, withdrawing their children from the facility.
“Joe said in her statement that ‘survivor’ accounts reported children allegedly being taken by staff into nearby forests at night and not returning.
{More unsupported, disgusting B.S.}
“‘Survivors’ have carried these horrors, and the disappearances of their siblings, cousins, and peers, in addition to their own experiences”,
Joe said.”
–‘B.C. First Nation says 41 more suspected graves found by penetrating radar’,
The Canadian Press, Aug. 15, 2025
https://vancouversun.com/news/first-nation-bc-41-more-graves-penetrating-radar
From 2023:
“The ‘shíshálh Nation’ says ground-penetrating radar has identified what are believed to be 40 unmarked graves of children on or near the site of the former St. Augustine’s Residential School.
“A statement from the ‘nation on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast says it listened to elders and ‘survivors’ of the residential school, and stories shared of missing children have now been confirmed {GPR can’t ‘confirm’ anything}.
“It says it has completed the first two phases of its work. The ‘nation’ asks that people not focus on the number, and to not become desensitized to the idea of unmarked graves, as ‘Indigenous’ {sic} communities across the country continue to reveal details of ground searches.
“As more communities search for answers and share results, I urge you not to lose sight of the devastation and the impacts“,
said Chief Lenora Joe in a video statement.
“I ask you to not focus on the numbers. Not all of the missing children have been found, and many will never be found.”
{Names?}
“The ‘nation’ says ground-penetrating radar is one of the tools it used in the archaeological project, which also includes interviews with ;survivors; and records of documented historical events.
“The ‘shíshálh Nation’ says it has been working with the University of Saskatchewan to find the remains of children who didn’t return from St. Augustine’s, in Sechelt, B.C.
“The residential school, run by the Catholic Church, was open from 1904 to 1975.
“The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has named five children who died there {! That’s it?}.
“It wasn’t just ‘shíshálh’ children who were ‘forced’ to attend the school. According to Joe, children were sent there from 51 other ‘nations’.
{ALL Canadian children were ‘forced’ to attend school…}
“Terry Clark, an associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan, said they always had enough proof of the remains. He says they looked where elders told them to, and will now launch a third phase of work.
“I believe this number will continue to grow as we do more work and try to find all of the lost children“,
said Clark.
“For now, Chief Lenora Joe says work will be paused — both to reflect within community, and to let the children rest.
“The ‘nation’ has asked for privacy but says people can show support by wearing orange shirts, flying flags at half-mast, and cherishing their children and families.”
–‘shíshálh Nation says 40 unmarked graves believed found at residential school site, more are expected’,
CBC News, Apr. 20, 2023
VIDEOS:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1310174607178320
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1724317578712020
See also:
‘Grave Error’ (Residential School Graves) {Dec.4, 2024}:
“All members of the Indian Residential School Research Group (IRSRG) agree on the main point of ‘Grave Error’,
“that no persuasive evidence has yet been offered by anyone for the existence of unmarked graves, missing children, murder, or genocide in residential schools”.
https://endracebasedlaw.com/2024/12/04/grave-error/
‘Digging For Dollars’ {Oct.26, 2024}:
In case you’re wondering why the so-called ‘search for graves’ continues unabated at the sites of former Residential schools – even though they keep finding nothing – the following happened back in August:
“The minister of Crown ‘Indigenous’ Relations says that the federal government made a “mistake” {?} when it capped money towards searches for unmarked graves at former residential schools across the country.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2024/10/26/digging-for-dollars/
‘Polling: Canadians Mistrust Aboriginal Graves Story’ (Angus Reid) {Jan.18, 2026}:
“There is widespread hesitancy to accept claims made by the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépem ‘First Nation’ {Kamloops Indian Band – A ‘nation’ of 1,612 people} without additional evidence.
“A majority of Canadians (63%) and ‘Indigenous’ people (56%) hold the view that further evidence through exhumation is necessary to accept that the remains of children are buried at the site.”
‘Ministry Ordered To Release Kamloops Files’ {Jan.24, 2026}:
“On January 13, Crown-‘Indigenous’ Relations Minister Rebecca Alty’s department was taken to task for breaching an Act of Parliament in concealing records about these so-called graves beside the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The department was ordered to begin releasing these files within 36 days. To date, the department has sealed all documents as “confidential information”.”
‘A REAL Truth-Seeker’ (Monika Schaefer) {Jan.23, 2026}:
A brave and principled British Columbia woman hits the sidewalk to say what so many residents are thinking. Here’s what happened:
https://canadiansforlegalequalityblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/a-real-truth-seeker/
‘U. of Manitoba Lies About Student Deaths’ (National Student Memorial) {May 27, 2025}:
“Why has Canada twice been referred to the International Criminal Court on the basis of false claims about Indian residential schools? The answer is simple. The ultimate cause is the University of Manitoba’s ‘National Student Memorial’ which falsely claims that it is a list of students who died on the premises of Indian residential schools and students who went missing from Indian residential schools.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2025/05/27/u-of-manitoba-lies-about-student-deaths/
‘Book Banning in Quesnel – UPDATE’ {Apr.25, 2025}:
“Quesnel Mayor Ron Paull was wrongly accused by City Council and some ‘First Nations’ {Indian tribes/Bands} members for owning literature critical of ‘unmarked graves’, but has since been vindicated by a judge. Mayor Paull was sanctioned and censured by the city {council} and subsequently banned from events on ‘First Nation’ land. Justice William Veenstra, a former member of B.C.’s Truth and Reconciliation Branch and a co-author of its 2018 report, overturned the council’s resolutions over procedural unfairness.”
https://canadiansforlegalequalityblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/book-banning-in-quesnel-update/
‘Lawyer vs. Law Society: Kamloops ‘Graves’ Libel’ (B.C.) {Mar.14, 2025}:
“B.C. lawyers shouldn’t face residential school ‘denialism’ accusations for telling the truth. We have now reached the stage where a large body of lawyers are more interested in burnishing their ‘Indigenous’ bona fides than they are in the truth.”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2025/03/14/lawyer-vs-law-society-kamloops-graves-libel/
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