Canada’s Mass Graves Narrative That Sparked Church Burnings Crumbles Amid Dearth

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Canada’s Mass Graves Narrative That Sparked Church Burnings Crumbles Amid Dearth Of Evidence

https://archive.is/pBd9f#selection-289.0-289.92

The public was informed in the summer of 2021 that a mass grave of Native American children had been discovered near the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, a Catholic boarding school that forced the assimilation of Native American youth.

But no bodies had been recovered. Instead, the conclusion that the remains of 215 children — some as young as three — had been buried at the site was substantiated only by what the New York Times referred to as “ground-penetrating radar.”
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A follow-up report in The Washington Post was even more shocking. It claimed that there were indications that a site near the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan was home to 751 unmarked graves.

The claim was reported as the second announcement “in less than a month as the country reckons with the devastating legacy of one of the darkest chapters of its history.”
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the two findings a “shameful reminder of the systemic racism, discrimination, and injustice that Indigenous peoples have faced — and continue to face — in this country.”

It didn’t take long after the report on the alleged grave site at Kamloops before chaos ensued. A whopping 55 Canadian churches were the targets of vandalism or arson in the month following the first report. Of the sum, 21 churches had been lit on fire, with several (primarily Catholic) churches being burnt to the ground. Only one arrest was made in connection to the attacks.
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...Here’s an overview of each alleged site of mass graves, complete with both the original claims and the findings to date:

Kamloops Indian Residential School:
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Findings: The anomalies found by the radar were not graves but rather appears to be a septic field.

Marieval Indian Residential School:
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Findings: The grave at Marieval was not a mass grave for Indigenous children, but a Catholic Cemetery.

Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church:
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Findings: An excavation conducted by an archaeological team at the University of Brandon found “no evidence of human remains.”

Despite the lack of evidence for mass graves of Native American children at residential schools, those who’ve questioned the claims have been blasted as “denialists.” An article from the state-affiliated Canadian Broadcasting Corporation warned that “denialism is the last step of genocide.”

A government interested in justice would investigate the arsonists and vandals, in a serious way, and the motives and actions of whoever did the supposed ground-penetrating radar scans. But this is Canada, and the target is the Catholic Church, so none of that is likely to happen.

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Now, where have we seen this before? Oh right, when police shootings (often justified) get wrongly depicted in the media, resulting in mass riots.