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.