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[Victoria Watcher]

Tristin Hopper: Kamloops residential school 'graves' could have been septic pipes all along

 

Five years after the explosive announcement of 215 children's graves, the only way to know what's under the ground is to excavate.

 

 

https://nationalpost...l-school-graves

 

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc’s most recent statement on the apple orchard anomalies, issued just last February, said they haven’t ground-truthed any of the suspected graves, and they may never do so. The Globe and Mail reported last week that the First Nation is aiming to excavate the site in 2027.

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Since children from 38 First Nations had attended Kamloops Indian Residential School, the February statement said that any archaeological work would need to be preceded by consensus from all 38.

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As “full consensus may never be achieved,” the fate of the orchard may ultimately be preservation as a “Sacred Site – a place of memory and healing.”

[Victoria Watcher]

First Nations decry denialism on anniversary of suspected graves found at B.C. site

 

 

 

 

 

Phillips said in an interview that “misinformation, prejudice and racism” that comes from denialism most affects residential school survivors.

 

“The people of Tkemlúps te Secwepemc were on the front lines (and) that’s why they’re probably having it just for the community,” he said of Monday’s commemoration event.

 

“They had a very honourable and very professional response, and then what did they get? They got denialism, racism, and prejudice.”

 

He said the nation is still working to highlight the legacy of residential schools, saying denialism is one more piece of “colonial impact.”

 

“We want to literally uncover the truth so that we can be in a position where we can work with the federal and provincial (governments) and the churches and to understand that we have a history here that’s been there for thousands of years,” Phillips said.

 

“Why this is important is because we need to get the information out. We need to be honest about it. We need to be transparent. We need to share in the responsibility of doing this work because reconciliation is hard work.”

 

 

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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 May 2026 - 07:24 AM.

[lanforod]

I'm like... so why don't they literally 'uncover the truth' then? 

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The unmarked graves might be a septic system
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