NEWS
On Thursday September 21st, 2023, the Xyólhmet ye Syéwiqwélh team will be sharing an update about the findings from the work into the missing and unmarked graves and burials at the former residential schools and the Coqualeetza Indian Hospital within S'ólh Téméxw.
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Canada and Province of British Columbia support Stó:lō Nation research and commemoration activities around former residential school sites
Stó:lō Nation has developed a multi-year plan for this work, which they are calling Xyólhmet ye Syéwiqwélh (Taking Care of Our Children). The work entails advancing research and commemoration activities at three former residential schools that operated in their territory—Coqualeetza (Sardis), St. Mary’s (Mission) and All Hallows (Yale).
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Investigating Unmarked Graves at Multiple Sites Associated with Three Former Residential Schools in the Fraser Valley, S’ólh Téméxw
Following the findings of unmarked graves in former Residential School cemeteries at Tk'emlúps (Kamloops), Penelakut Island (Kuper Island), and elsewhere across Canada, Stó:lō Nation Chiefs’ Council (SNCC), under the leadership of Chief David Jimmie, President of the SNCC, launched a broad-based and...
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Stó:lō Nation set out plan for 3-year project to find unmarked graves at Fraser Valley residential schools
The Stó:lō Nation’s investigation to locate unmarked graves of Indigenous children who died at Fraser Valley residential schools is being developed.
Early estimates have it taking three years, requiring hundreds of hours of archival research, and using ground-penetrating radar on up to nine gravesites from three schools, according to David Schaepe, director and senior archaeologist of the Stó:lō Research and Resource Management Centre. |
Media Kit
For the commemoration ceremonies on Friday September 29th, Saturday September 30th and Sunday October 1st, 2023, please download the poster and event information below.
