Manitoba Indigenous Reconciliation

Frequently Asked Questions


For more information relating to the investigations of former Indian Residential School sites, please click the links on the following FAQ pages:


National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials:

Frequently Asked Questions About Residential School Missing Children and Unmarked Burials – NA (nac-cnn.ca)

Topics include:

  • General Questions
  • Unmarked Burials
  • Health and Wellness
  • Survivor Testimony
  • Archival Research
  • Map Making
  • Ground Search Technologies
  • Recovery and Identification of Human Remains
  • Legal Issues

Canadian Association for Biological Anthropology:

What Comes Next? Considerations for Suspected Unmarked Graves at Former Residential Schools

Topics include:

  • Overview of the Investigation Process
  • Locating, Excavating, and Recovering Remains
  • What Can, and Cannot, Be Learned From Bones
  • Concealed Remains

Canadian Archaeological Association:

Search For Missing Children: A Guide to Ground Search Techniques

Topics include:

  • General Questions
  • Ground Search Methods
  • Map Making