The United Nations is putting pressure on the Canadian government to investigate the deaths of Indigenous children at residential schools, as well as ramp up efforts to find those who are missing.
This comes after the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Marta Hurtado, a spokesperson for the U.N.'s human rights office, says families and Indigenous communities will only be able to begin the healing process once they have access to information about dead or missing family members and the remains have all been identified.
Hurtado also notes the government should consider issuing apologies, compensation, memorials and rehabilitative services.
She's calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to establish a legal organization to protect and manage burial sites, with the involvement of both government officials and members of the Indigenous community.
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