Kamloops Indian Residential School
The Kamloops Indian Residential School was part of the Canadian residential school system and one of the 130 schools for First Nations children that operated in Canada between 1874 and 1996. The Kamloops School was opened in 1893 (initially as the Kamloops Industrial School) and continued operation until 1977, located on the traditional territory of the Secwepemc (Secwépemcúl'ecw). Hundreds of Secwepemc children attended the school, often forcibly removed from their homes once attendance became mandatory by law.
Children were not allowed to speak their native Secwepemctsin language or practice their own spirituality.
The school still stands today.
See also
External links
- Residential School - "The Land of the Secwepemc" website
- History of the Secwepemc People - "The Land of the Secwepemc" website
50°40′46″N 120°17′43″W / 50.679519°N 120.295251°W
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