Pimicikamak Cree Nation is calling on all levels of government to collaborate with their investigation into the Saint Joseph’s Residential School in the community.

The investigation will include searches using ground penetrating radar of the former school site, and survivors and knowledge keepers will play a critical role in the search.

Additionally, Cross Lake intends to collect all relevant information from government, medical, and religious organizations and develop a database that will have the names of all the students who attended the residential school from 1912 to 1969.

A memorial monument is also planned to be built to honour the former students.

So far, 85 children have been identified by a researcher.