First Nations groups from B.C., Washington State hold cross-border ceremony after Kamloops discovery

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Ceremony at B.C.-Washington border marks discovery of remains of 215 children at residential school site

SOUTH SURREY, B.C. -- Members of First Nations groups from both B.C. and Washington State gathered at the Peace Arch border crossing Saturday to hold a joint ceremony after the discovery of children’s remains at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

“No words can express the deep grief we feel as Indigenous people,” Solomon told CTV News Vancouver. “My prayers are with the children and families affected by the residential school system. May the creator wrap you and love and bring you strength and healing.”

 

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