A First Nation on Vancouver Island has released the preliminary results of a scan of the former site of the Alberni Indian Residential School, which it says has revealed 17 potential unmarked graves.
The Tseshaht First Nation also says its historical research found records showing 67 students died over the seven decades the school was open.
The nation made the announcement Tuesday in a community gym that was once part of the residential school complex on Tseshaht land near Port Alberni, B.C.
