Indigenous leaders in Canada call for search for mass graves

Indigenous leaders in Canada are calling for a search for other mass graves across the nation following the discovery of the remains of 215 children. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Outraged Indigenous leaders in Canada call for search [A mother hugs her daughter during a vigil in Toronto on Sunday May 30, 2021, for the 215 Indigenous children, whose remains were uncovered on the grounds of a former residential school in British Columbia.] Credit: Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP Canada outrage Amid widespread outrage and grief after the[discovery of a mass grave holding the remains of 215 children](, some as young as 3 years old, at the site of a former residential school, Indigenous leaders in Canada are calling for a search for other mass graves across the nation. 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