Canada indigenous groups in nationwide hunt for more graves after new discoveries

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

A second discovery this week of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former Canadian residential school is giving fresh impetus to nationwide searches for more remains by indigenous groups, complicated by land rights restrictions, incomplete records and disagreements over how to honor the dead.

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