News Items tag as: Residential Schools

Kamloops artist raises $10K for the Indian Residential School Survivors Society
July 02, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Kamloops artist Kel-C Jules has teamed up with the owners of Overtime Apparel and Promotions to sell orange shirts as a fundraiser for the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.
Williams Lake First Nation to analyze grounds near former residential school
June 15, 2021 - 3:29 PM

Williams Lake First Nation is preparing to analyze grounds near the former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School for unmarked graves.
The lasting impact of surviving Kamloops residential school: Merritt's 'Word Warrior'
June 01, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Dennis Saddleman, the Word Warrior, was transported back to his school days when he arrived at Tk’emlups on Friday.
Pair of shoes for each of the 215 children discovered buried at former Kamloops residential school
May 31, 2021 - 5:30 PM

The days since the announcement of the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at the former Kamloops residential school have been hard for Stephanie Gutierrez.
Kamloops residential school burial site confirms elders' stories of abuse: Tk'emlups Chief
May 28, 2021 - 2:47 PM

Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir held back tears at a virtual news conference this afternoon when she spoke about the impact the discovery of a burial site with 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School has had on her community and other First Nations communities.
'Horrified and heartbroken': Communities in mourning after children found buried at former Kamloops residential school
May 28, 2021 - 10:05 AM

As the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation grapples with the discovery of the remains of 215 children found buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site, Indigenous leaders and B.C.'s premier are responding with shock and compassion.
Archival video clip shows Kamloops residential school in 1937
May 12, 2016 - 9:00 PM

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Murray Sinclair speaks in Kamloops of Aboriginal people’s past, present and future
October 27, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Justice Murray Sinclair led an emotional evening in Kamloops last night as he spoke of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s findings on Indian Residential Schools.
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