Parks Canada staff privately doubted Kamloops ‘graves’ claim
Parks Canada staff privately questioned unverified claims that 215 children were buried in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, according to newly released emails.
Parks Canada staff privately questioned unverified claims that 215 children were buried in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, according to newly released emails.
Confidential emails from 2023 and 2024, obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, show that staff expressed concern about how the radar findings at the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc site were being characterized, particularly as “probable unmarked graves.” By 2024, managers concluded the terminology was inaccurate.
