Truth and Return
Truth before reconciliation
Reconciliation begins with telling the truth about the past. Since 2021, many Canadians have learned more about the residential school system. In 2021 Canada also created the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed on September 30, to honour survivors, those who did not come home, and their families.
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc today
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc is a living, self-governing Secwépemc community. It continues to care for its people, its land and its history, and it has led the work of remembering the children and supporting survivors.
Language and culture
The Secwépemc continue to teach and revive their language, Secwepemctsín, and to pass on their stories, practices and responsibilities to the land. This work keeps what residential schools tried to take away.
What follows
The history of Kamloops is still being written, and the Secwépemc are the ones who have written it longest. To learn more, listen to Secwépemc voices, and read the reports and the words of the survivors themselves.