Governor Jason Kenney and Minister of Indigenous Relations Rick Wilson held a press conference this morning.

It starts at 11 a.m. Eastern Time, and you can watch it live here.

Alberta’s decision to fund the research came after a cemetery was discovered last month near the former Kamloops Indian boarding school in southern British Columbia.

According to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, preliminary results of a survey using ground penetrating radar indicate that the site contains the remains of 215 children.

Kamloops’ discovery sparked a national outcry.

Since then, the provinces have been repeatedly called on to pay for the search for the former boarding school location.

On Monday, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Manitoba announced It will cost $2.5 million Regarding the investigation of the original boarding school cemeteries in the province.

Last week, Saskatchewan Commitment to spend US$2 million Search the boarding school location and look for unmarked graves. The province and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Peoples, which represent 74 indigenous peoples in Saskatchewan, called on Ottawa to provide provincial funding.

Government of Ontario last week Pledged $10 million for identification and commemoration Boarding school cemetery. With the help of aboriginal leaders, elders and boarding school survivors, the money will take more than three years to identify, investigate and commemorate the boarding school cemeteries in the province.

In its 2019 budget, the federal government allocated $33 million to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations related to burial.

Told reporters earlier this month, Official and Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said that there is still US$27 million of this funding available to help Indigenous communities find and remember lost children.

Anyone affected by the boarding school experience and those affected by the latest report can get support.

A nationwide Indian boarding school crisis hotline has been established to provide support to former students and those affected. People can call the 24-hour national crisis hotline: 1-866-925-4419 for emotional and crisis referral services.