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The Mohawk Mothers, the group behind the recent push to search for unmarked graves at the site of the former Royal Victoria Hospital, on Tuesday urged McGill University and the Quebec government to take precautions to protect potential human remains on other similar sites.
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The plea came after three dogs trained to detect historic human remains were used on the grounds of the Royal Victoria last month. They independently detected the scent of human remains, the group said.
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“It is our understanding that several other institutions in Quebec may contain unmarked graves of our children, not only in Indian Residential Schools or hospitals but also in former sanatoria, orphanages and correctional homes,” Kwetiio, a member of the Mohawk Mothers, said in a statement Tuesday.
In what it described as an important victory, in April, the group struck an agreement for searches to be conducted at the site of the former Royal Victoria Hospital.
Quebec Superior Court approved a settlement agreement to ensure the “appropriate archeological techniques” are used to detect whether there are graves on the site.
