The discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops is sending waves of sorrow through communities across B.C.
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.
Remains of 215 children found at Kamloops residential school site
Remains of 215 children found at Kamloops residential school site
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc leadership believes the missing children s deaths were undocumented By Charlie Smith
The new classroom building of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, circa 1950.
There’s been a new discovery highlighting the horrors of Canada’s Indian residential school system.
With the help of ground-penetrating radar specialists, the leadership of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc have located the remains of 215 children who were students at the now-closed Kamloops Indian Residential School in BC.
“We had a knowing in our community that we were able to verify. To our knowledge, these missing children are undocumented deaths,” stated Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir in a news release. “Some were as young as three years old.