Alberta First Nation says it has evidence dozens of children died attending residential school

The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation located in northern Alberta has spent years digging in provincial archives, looking for death records of children from the time a residential school operated on the nation. Now, it says it has evidence dozens of children died while attending the St. Francis Xavier Residential School that was operated on the First Nation in the Grande Prairie region between 1907 and 1961. “We were able to confirm the 82 school-aged children, with death records aged between seven and 16,” Sturgeon Lake Chief Sheldon Sunshine said, “We found 202 children between the ages of one and 18 had perished," he added. As Global's Erik Bay reports, Sturgeon Lake continues to search for its children and it’s calling on the government to help. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/11856141/first-nation-residential-school/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #GlobalNews