The Pine Creek First Nation has asked the RCMP to investigate after 14 anomalies were discovered a metre below the earth.
The site of the former residential school site was searched last month by AltoMaxx, a British Columbia-based company. Results were received by the First Nation on August 2.
Six other anomalies were found by AltoMaxx prior and were shared with the community in June, bringing the total to 20 anomalies. Now the 20 anomalies aren't guaranteed to be those of unmarked graves, that's why Nepinak is wanting a more thorough search.
Anomalies in the soil are said to be between three-to-four feet in length. They are; however, consistent with other ground searches of unmarked burials in Canada and elsewhere.
AltoMaxx has since returned to the site to do a broader search and further reports are expected in the coming weeks.
We've reached out to Chief Nepinak for comment, this is a developing story.
