FIRST READING: Tkʼemlúps blames feds, church, ‘spiritual protocols’ for why it hasn’t exhumed graves – National Post
Feb 19, 2026
First Nation has received $12 million in federal funding to exhume 215 alleged graves announced in 2021
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After five years and millions of dollars in federal funding, the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc First Nation explained this week that “spiritual protocols” and missing records is why they haven’t dug up any of the 215 alleged children’s graves they announced in 2021.
