Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Principal
Micheal Hagan (1890–1892)
A.M. Carion (1893–1916)
James Mcguire (?–1927)
John Duplanil (1927–?)
T. Kennedy (?-1939)
James Fergus O'Grady (1939–?)
G.P. Dunlop (1958–?)
Gender
Coed
Enrolment
500
Language
English
The Kamloops Indian Residential School was part of the Canadian Indian residential school system. Located in Kamloops, British Columbia, it was once the largest residential school in Canada, with its enrolment peaking at 500 in the 1950s.[1][2] The school was established in 1890 and operated until 1969, when it was taken over from the Catholic Church by the federal government to be used as a day school residence. It closed in 1978.[3][nb 1] The school building still stands today, and is located on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation.[5]: 14
In the late 1990s, a child's tooth was found, and in the early 2000s, a tourist discovered a juvenile rib in the area.[6] In 2021, Sarah Beaulieu— an anthropologist at the University of the Fraser Valley—surveyed the area with ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and concluded the probable presence of about 200 unmarked graves,[7][8][9] though "only forensic investigation with excavation" could confirm if these were actually human remains.[10] As of May 2022, debates were ongoing on whether to conduct an archaeological excavation to exhume potential human remains or leave the site undisturbed.[11]
^Austen, Ian (May 28, 2021). "'Horrible History': Mass Grave of Indigenous Children Reported in Canada". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^Favrholdt, Ken. "Kamloops History: The dark and difficult legacy of the Kamloops Indian Residential School". Kamloops This Week. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^"Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says". CBC News. May 28, 2021. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^"Kamloops (St. Louis)". National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
^Project of the Heart: Illuminating the hidden history of Indian Residential Schools in BC(PDF). The BC Teachers’ Federation: Educating for truth and reconciliation. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
^"Excavation of probable burial sites at Tk'emlups yet to be undertaken". Kamloops This Week. September 17, 2021. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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^"Indigenous Groups in Canada Call for Nationwide Search After Recent Discovery of Mass Grave at Kamloops Indian Residential School | June 1, 2021". The Daily NewsBrief. June 1, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
^"Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc release final report on unmarked graves at former Kamloops residential school". Ici.radio-canada.ca. July 15, 2021. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^Chisholm, Sydney (September 18, 2021). "No digging yet at Tk'emlups". Castanet Kamloops. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^"Work to exhume remains at former Kamloops residential school could begin soon, chief says". Cbc.ca. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
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