Kamloops Indian Residential School

The Kamloops Indian Residential School was a residential school 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. 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. The extant school building is located on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. In 2021, Sarah Beaulieu, an anthropologist at the University of the Fraser Valley, surveyed the apple orchard on the grounds with ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and concluded it probably had some 200 unmarked graves, but noted that "only forensic investigation with excavation" could confirm the presence of human remains. As of May 2022, decision-making was in progress on whether to investigate the site or to leave it undisturbed. In 2024 the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc band announced that their investigation was proceeding but would remain confidential to preserve its integrity. On May 30, 2026, The Globe and Mail reported that in the five years of investigation at the school no human remains were ever found. That includes the 215 remains originally claimed by the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc band, which prompted The Globe and Mail to apologize for publishing the cl

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