The steel signs were donated by the Pasqua First Nation to help make sure the souls, at the site just two kilometres away from where Regina Indian Industrial School stood, a residential school, will never be forgotten. They are markers, in the shape of a feather, painted orange, with “Every Child Matters” engraved into the feather.

Chris Scribe, whose grandfather attended the residential school, says the markers help tell the truth of what happened to those children. Scribe says seeing is believing for a lot of people, and these markers show these tragedies were real.

The RIIS Heritage Site was first searched in 2012, when ground penetrating radar discovered 32 anomalies, another search found 6 more in 2014.

Chair of the RIIS Commemorative Association, Sarah Longman says the search for more unmarked graves isn’t over.

All 38 markers are set to be set up by National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th, with the Pasqua First Nation offering to make more markers for other grave sites in the country.

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