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:
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
