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Kamloops Indian Residential School

July 16, 2021

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation

Toronto Star – Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation released a report on the preliminary findings of their search of the 215 unmarked graves:

  • Revising the initial estimate to 200 “targets of interest” – probable graves
  • Calling on the federal government to help identify any remains in the unmarked graves
  • Demanding documents and funding from the federal government
  • Demands for the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the federal government to provide all documentation of the school attendance records
  • Pushing for criminal investigations

For complete details from the press conference, please see NationTalk:
https://nationtalk.ca/story/kamloops-indian-residential-school-missing-children-findings-but-a-fraction-of-investigation-and-work-need-to-bring-peace-to-families-and-communities