Tk’emlups confirms bodies of 215 children buried at former Kamloops Indian Residential School site
TK’EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC — The chief of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc calls the discovery “unthinkable”.
The band confirmed Thursday (May 27) it has found the remains of 215 children buried on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Chief Rosanne Casimir says the presence of the remains was “a knowing” in the Tk’emlups community, but was confirmed this past weekend with the help of a ground-penetrating radar specialist. The Tk’emlups Heritage Park is now closed to the public as work continues, with the potential crews may find more remains.