Aboriginal people near Kamloops, British Columbia announced that they would publicly announce the results of their ground penetrating radar scans. Since then, many other indigenous communities have inspired themselves to seek this technology and reawakened the long-standing call for justice .

The planned release this week will include “a briefing on the ground penetrating radar work carried out” and the “next step” for the indigenous people. It will also include statements by survivors of the agency.

Kamloops Indian Boarding School is operated by the Catholic Church and was once the largest such institution in Canada.

Soon after the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc ground penetrating radar discovered, Cowessess First Nation of Saskatchewan revealed that it had found 751 unmarked graves on the site of the Marieval Indian boarding school, which was the last closed in 1997. One such Canadian institution. Confirmed their own tragic discovery.

From the 1870s to the late 1990s, more than 150,000 indigenous children were forced to enter these institutions. Many were physically and sexually abused, forced to learn English, and were prevented from practicing their cultural traditions and language by violence.

Watch | Scars of abuse by boarding school survivors:

Warning: This story contains distressing details. Three former boarding school students, including a student in Kamloops, British Columbia, spoke about the violent abuse they faced and their reaction to the discovery of the remains of indigenous children. 5:33

In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its report after a cross-border hearing in which months of testimony had been heard.

The committee concluded that at least 4,100 indigenous children were forced into church-managed institutions died But that half of the deaths had no recorded cause; one third of the deaths were recorded without even a name. Indigenous experts said that this number may be much higher.

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc stated that it will host a public live broadcast and event at 9 AM on Thursday to release the full findings of the investigation titled “KIRS Le Estcwéý (Missing)”. website.

Anyone affected by the lingering influence of boarding schools and those affected by the latest report can get support.This Indian Boarding School Survivors Association You can call the toll-free number 1-800-721-0066.

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

In British Columbia, the KUU-US Crisis Hotline Association provides a crisis hotline for Indigenous and Aboriginal people 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.It is free, you can call 1-800-588-8717 or contact online kuu-uscrisisline.com.