The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs, which represents six First Nations in northwest Saskatchewan, are overseeing ground-penetrating radar being conducted on a field where the Delmas Indian Residential School once stood. 

The school was opened in 1901 by the Roman Catholic Church and remained in operation until it burned to the ground in 1948. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission had previously reported that while the school, which was also known as the Thunderchild school and St. Henri, was overcrowded. Students would often get sick and die from typhoid, tuberculosis and many other illnesses. 

Members of the public have been invited to attend to watch the work. 

While the work is happening this weekend, it is not expected that all of the results will be immediately available.