Canada vows action after discovery of Indigenous student mass grave
By DW
01 June 2021 |
1:55 pm
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the mass grave of Indigenous children at a former school site was "not an exception." He pledged to give more support to survivors of residential schools and their communities.
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