Students at the former Regina Indian Industrial School in Regina, Saskatchewan. Photo from RIIS Media Project / Facebook

The second Regina Indian Industrial School Memorial Walk took place in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Saturday.

As many as 40 children are buried at the site of the former residential school. The graves are unmarked and their identities are unknown.

"They never got to go home, where ever they're from," walk participant Lisa Dustyhorn told CBC News. "They ended up being buried here. I'm just heartbroken. As a mother, I'm just totally heartbroken."

The school closed down in 1910 and the land is now in private hands. Native leaders want the original 246-acre property declared as a national heritage site.

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Unmarked graves remembered during Regina Indian Industrial School memorial walk (The Regina Leader-Post 10/13)
Walk honours children in cemetery at old Indian Industrial School (CBC 10/10)