Former Kamloops Indian Residential School designated a national historic site

Kamloops Indian Residential School designated a national historic site

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Former Kamloops Indian Residential School designated a national historic site

National historic sites are appointed as places that have shaped Canada — be it good or bad — to help Canadians understand the country's past and present. The Kamloops Indian Residential School was in operation from 1890 to 1969, after which it became a government-run residence for a day school, until it closed in 1978.

Government of Canada - Survivors of the Former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Tkemlúps te Secwépemc and the Government of Canada mark the national historic significance of the Kamloops Indian Residential School

On February 12, Tkemlúps te Secwépemc and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of the For. . .

Canada marks national historic significance of Kamloops Indian Residential School

Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of the Former Kamloops Indian Residential School as a national historic site under Parks Canada’s National Program of Historical Commemoration. The Former Kamloops Indian Residential School is located on Kamloops Indian Reserve #1 of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc. “The commemoration…

Former Kamloops Indian Residential School receives national historic site designation