91裸聊视频淚f there are stories to be told, let people talk.91裸聊视频�

That was part of Splatsin Chief Wayne Christian91裸聊视频檚 message after the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at the former site of a Kamloops residential school.

The discovery is a stark reminder that the residential school system in Canada was in place as recently as 1996, and that while many of its survivors are living in First Nations across the country, many others did not survive.

On Thursday the Tk91裸聊视频檈ml煤ps te Secw茅pemc First Nation said new technology allowed for the discovery of the burial site, and forensic experts are continuing work to identify the individual children.

That work could eventually lead to the repatriation of those children to their communities and families, but right now, Kukpi7 Christian says it91裸聊视频檚 time to offer support to those in the community still reeling from the 91裸聊视频渦nimaginable and horrific91裸聊视频� news.

91裸聊视频淔or those of you who went to the residential school and are survivors, I want to really ask you to think about the support you may need,91裸聊视频� he said in a video shared with the public Friday.

91裸聊视频淏ecause it really is about you 91裸聊视频� you survived that horror, and it91裸聊视频檚 important that you get what you need. And I know that many people (have) parents, grandparents, aunties or uncles or siblings that attended this school, or what they called a school.91裸聊视频�

Some may want words of encouragement; others may want to tell their own story.

91裸聊视频淟et them let it out, because a lot of people still won91裸聊视频檛 talk about the horrors that took place here. A lot of people were not believed that there were actually burials at this place,91裸聊视频� Christian said. 91裸聊视频淭his confirms what our people have always said.91裸聊视频�

The Splatsin chief said news of the discovery 91裸聊视频渒nocked me off my stride for a while,91裸聊视频� and he91裸聊视频檚 still reeling. He said it91裸聊视频檚 hard to explain the anger chiefs are feeling right now.

91裸聊视频�(We) want to hold the governments accountable, but also the church, for what happened to the little ones.91裸聊视频�

Christian has been working with other chiefs to organize a ceremony within the Tk91裸聊视频檈ml煤ps te Secw茅pemc first, and then to all First Nations.

The band is also working around the challenge of coming together in mourning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e trying to do as much as we can to get our people together physically, to mourn the death of these 215 babies,91裸聊视频� Christian said.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e in the midst of COVID and it makes it even more difficult because we91裸聊视频檙e trying to find out, how do we do this? And I91裸聊视频檓 sure that a lot of communities haven91裸聊视频檛 had our second vaccination yet 91裸聊视频� so we91裸聊视频檙e trying to accelerate that process.91裸聊视频�

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