The aim of an excavation at a former residential school in Saddle Lake is to protect the human remains from animals after skeletal remains of child found.

Investigators say if excavation doesn't happen soon, animals will continue to disturb the site

'The current systems and structures are failing us,' says special interlocutor Kimberly Murray

Records point to at least 212 students having died at a residential school that operated from 1898-1931 in Saddle Lake, according to those leading an investigation.

Saddle Lake Cree Nation examining possible Blue Quills residential school burial sites

A round dance held on March 19 in St. Paul is just one step toward healing.

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First Nation group intends to excavate what it believes to be a mass grave

Researchers have to go though 'astronomical' number of documents

Expert worries that future drop in gov't funding could derail inquiries into the past

Miller met with survivors of the Blue Quills residential school, which operated in the area before being relocated just outside St. Paul in 1931.

St. Paul Diocese assistance proves critical in formal inquiry into the children who died and or went missing while attending residential school, according to research lead Leah Redcrow of Saddle Lake.