Charbonneau – Silence creates doubt over Tk’emlúps gravesites – ArmchairMayor.ca

May 28, 2026

CHIEF (Kúkpi7) ROSANNE CASIMIR had a lot to say five years ago when potential unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School were discovered.

In 2021, Casimir’s 600-word press release set off a storm of inquiry into Kamloops and other possible residential school gravesites.

She has been strangely silent ever since.

The Kamloops’ discovery started a period of national grieving. Ottawa lowered flags for five months, established the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and gave hundreds of millions of dollars to First Nations searching for victims of residential schools.

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