US EditionDeninu K'ue First Nation finds remains of five children near Fort Resolution
MISSION ISLAND, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA, AUG 7 – Deninu K'ue First Nation uncovered seven unmarked graves, including five children, during an ongoing investigation into deaths linked to St. Joseph’s Residential School since 2022.
- The Deninu K'ue First Nation announced it found seven unmarked graves, including five children, on Mission Island near Fort Resolution in 2025.
- The discovery followed a multi-year search starting in 2022, guided by Elders and cadaver dogs, investigating deaths linked to St. Joseph's Residential School.
- St. Joseph's Residential School, initially established as a mission school on Mission Island from 1857 to 1890, was relocated to Fort Resolution where it functioned within the St. Joseph's complex beginning in the early 20th century and remained active until the late 1950s, with a nearby cemetery also in use.
- Chief Louis Balsillie stated the children died due to untoward circumstances like malnutrition or abuse, noting such deaths would have been investigated in non-Indigenous schools.
- The First Nation criticizes the territorial government's regulatory framework for burial sites and continues investigating to identify remains and seek recognition and repatriation.
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Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says it has finally found the burial sites of 5 children
Deninu Kųę́ First Nation in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., says it has finally found the places where five children and two adults were buried, after years of searching for unmarked graves linked to the former St. Joseph's Residential School.
Deninu K'ue First Nation finds remains of five children near Fort Resolution - The Turtle Island News
By Eric Bowling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWT News/North Editor’s note: This story contains references to residential schools that some readers may find disturbing. Deninu K’ue First Nation (DKFN) says its archeological team has located seven unmarked graves, five of which belong to children, at Mission Island as part of an investigation into deaths of children at St. Joseph’s Residential School. “While growing up I heard stories of…
Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says unmarked graves found on Mission Island
The Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says it has uncovered seven graves, including those of five children, on Mission Island outside Fort Resolution. The post Deninu Kųę́ First Nation says unmarked graves found on Mission Island first appeared on Cabin Radio.
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