A First Nation that announced its discovery of children’s graves at a Residential School has sought tens of millions in federal grants including the cost of building a national shrine at Kamloops, B.C. The requests followed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2021 pledge to “make amends” though no human remains have been recovered to date.

“The department is ready to flow funds,” said a 2021 staff email at the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations. “Timelines are for Tk’emlups to determine. Needs can shift even if they haven’t figured everything out and the conversation is ongoing. There is no deadline.”

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