Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation of Kamloops, B.C. confirms it has not attempted to exhume purported graves of 215 children

The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation of Kamloops, B.C. yesterday confirmed it has not attempted to exhume the purported graves of 215 children at the site of an Indian Residential School despite receiving $12.1 million in federal funding for field work. The admission comes ahead of the scheduled release of Access To Information documents regarding the First Nation’s requests for funding for “exhumation of remains.”

Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation of Kamloops, B.C. confirms it has not attempted to exhume purported graves of 215 children at site of Residential School despite receiving $12.1 million in @GCIndigenous funding for DNA & forensic testing. https://t.co/tcEK1Ni3he@CdnHeritage… pic.twitter.com/nMf6B3NJpu

— Holly Doan (@hollyanndoan)February 19, 2026

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