The head of the Catholic Church in B.C. has promised that all church archives and records will be given to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, as the band tries to identify children found buried near an old church-run residential school. Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller said on Wednesday that the church would be “fully transparent with our archives and records regarding all residential schools, and strongly urge all.
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The head of the Catholic Church in B.C. has promised that all church archives and records will be given to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, as the band tries to identify children found buried near an old church-run residential school.
Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller said on Wednesday that the church would be “fully transparent with our archives and records regarding all residential schools, and strongly urge all other Catholic and government organizations to do the same.”
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Retired senator Murray Sinclair says his biggest concern after Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said it found indications of possible children's remains on the grounds of a former B.C. residential school last week is how to support people who have been retraumatized by the events.
VANCOUVER — The head of the Catholic Church in B.C. has promised that all church archives and records will be given to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, as the band tries to . . .
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People sing and drum outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School to honour the 215 children whose remains have been discovered buried near the facility, in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck June 03, 2021 - 1:00 AM
VANCOUVER - A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said the federal government and churches have fought over making the school records available to groups working to identify victims of the residential school system for more than 20 years.