Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc said in a news release Thursday evening that the “stark truth” was unearthed last weekend with the help of a ground-penetrating radar specialist.
‘Finding these grave sites is urgent work as many families continue to mourn the loss of their missing children and seek information about their fates.’
Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc said in a news release Thursday evening that the “stark truth” was unearthed last weekend with the help of a ground-penetrating radar specialist.
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B.C. premier horrified at discovery of remains at Kamloops residential school site
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 28, 2021 at 1:58 pm EDT
KAMLOOPS, B.C. British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he is “horrified and heartbroken” to learn of the discovery of a burial site with 215 children on the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation says new ground-penetrating technology was able to show the remains of the children, whose deaths are believed to be undocumented but are known within the community.
Horgan says the discovery is a tragedy of “unimaginable proportions” and highlights the violence and consequences of the residential school system.