Kamloops Indian Residential School designated a national historic site – National Observer

February 13,  2025

On Wednesday, Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and Parks Canada announced the Kamloops Indian Residential School has been named a National Historic Site.

The building was nominated by Tk̓emlúps in an effort to commemorate the ongoing legacy and history of the site. The Kamloops Indian Residential School was the largest institution that was vehicle for what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called “cultural genocide.”

Children ages four to 18 attended the school from over 108 communities and at least 38 Indigenous nations, according to a press release. Those children were forcibly removed from their homes and experienced neglect, abuse and malnutrition, among other horrors.

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