Two-Thirds of Canadians Say Additional Evidence Needed to Prove Unmarked Graves at Kamloops Residential School

Two-Thirds of Canadians Say Additional Evidence Needed to Prove Unmarked Graves at Kamloops Residential School
A plaque is seen outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., on May 27, 2021. The Canadian Press/Andrew Snucins
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More than half of Canadians say they want more evidence to prove that soil anomalies found at former residential schools were unmarked graves.

The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation released a report in May 2021 that said the remains of 215 children were found using ground-penetrating radar around a former Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C. However, no excavations have been conducted at the site despite Ottawa budgeting $238.8 million for the Residential Schools Missing Children Community Support program in 2022.