Letter to the editor : Unmarked graves not unusual

Notes: "I read the article 'Bishops attend grave search at Anglican school site', in the 'Anglican Journal' (December 2021, p. 1). I believe there needs to be a reality check in terms of unmarked graves. Visit almost any older church where there is an attached cemetery and you will find unmarked graves. We recently went looking for the grave of a relative dating back to around the 1920s. We know the grave is there, but it is not marked. The point is that this is not solely a First Nations issue. I have visited a number of old churches in England and Scotland during my travels. One very old church in Sussex, England, I remember well. Yes, some graves were marked but many were not, or the grave markers had fallen down or disappeared altogether. The same is true of pretty well any church I have visited. The point, I believe, is that these are cemeteries where we respect those who were buried the whether the graves are still marked or not". [Text of entire article.]

Subjects: Graves - Canada; Cemeteries - Canada; Cemeteries - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Indigenous peoples - Canada - Residential schools; Indigenous children - Abuse of - Canada