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On 27 June 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved from 2021 Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries to Canadian Indian residential schools gravesite discoveries. The result of the discussion was moved.

On 4 July 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved to Canadian Indian residential schools gravesites. The result of the discussion was moved to Canadian Indian residential school gravesites.

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Omission of lack of evidence[edit]

Why does this article say almost nothing about the lack of confirmation of these alleged radar detected graves? Even on the listed table it's been five years since the last time any unmarked graves were confirmed. (The singe grave found in late 2021 was not unmarked.) Isn't this a glaring omission? Tdsandquist (talk) 21:00, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not arguing with your claim, but if you want to say something in the article, you need to cite reliable sources that supports whatever you want to say in the article. --Rob (talk) 01:14, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. The claim is that numerous bodies are buried. The burden of proof is on the claimant for proving that claim, not for people labeled "deniers" to dig up all of Canada and report their results. Radar evidence is obviously not accurate, and people are too afraid to address the obvious lies. 74.70.249.32 (talk) 22:16, 6 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Then wiki article itself shows there was nothing found

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6879980

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/blogs/no-evidence-of-mass-graves-or-genocide-in-residential-schools#:~:text=No%20unmarked%20graves%20have%20been,beneath%20the%20surface%20remains%20unknown.

https://www.dorchesterreview.ca/blogs/news/the-kamloops-discovery-a-fact-check-two-years-later

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/first-nations-graves/wcm/5f68bb68-ecb4-4c3a-8a87-88c77876988a/amp/

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6941441

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-year-of-the-graves-how-the-worlds-media-got-it-wrong-on-residential-school-graves/wcm/e9515fe6-5771-46a3-972e-a70929b686e1/amp/

the burden of proof is on the claim 2001:1970:4AE5:A300:D426:EBD1:AC63:C805 (talk) 21:31, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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There is a specific line of misinformation regarding the search at the Brandon IRS which can fuel denialism. The final sentence regarding excavations is in regards to a different school (Pine Creek), and so is mis-attributed. There have been no excavations documented at BIRS. Please remove this last sentence.

Additionally, in the text above, graves are indicated as "located". However, "suspected" in both the sources and the table above. Chris.Mancuso (talk) 13:52, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done – The misattributed line has been removed. 5225_C (talk • contributions) 14:22, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]