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A year after the announcement, no attempted exhumations had yet taken place.<ref name="CBCmay2022" /> In May 2022, Chief Rosanne Casimir said that a technical taskforce had been formed "of various professors as well as technical archeologists" and that work on an archeological dig and possible exhumations could soon begin. CBC reported that the proposed idea remained controversial among school survivors, "with some seeing exhumation as a process that could help lay victims properly to rest, while others want them left undisturbed."<ref name="CBCmay2022" /> The [[RCMP "E" Division]] stated at the time that while it had opened an investigation "so that we can assist should our assistance be required", it was "respect[ing] that Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc remains as the lead official at this time", and was not looking into the site itself.<ref name="CBCmay2022" />
{{As of|2024|March}}, no remains have been excavated, withthe Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc statinghave stated that a decision to excavate the unmarked graves is "unresolved".<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2024 |title=Update on suspected Tke̓ mlúps burial site as nation signs historic agreement |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10390953/kamloops-indian-residential-school-update-historic-agreement/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Global News |language=en-US |quote=Tke̓ mlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says the excavation of the suspected unmarked graves of children who attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School has not yet started.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-28 |title=Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc says decision on whether to excavate unmarked graves in Kamloops still unresolved |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-tkemlups-te-secwepemc-says-decision-on-whether-to-excavate-unmarked/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> As of May 2024, investigations into the reported mass graves at the site have ended with no conclusive evidence of such graves.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-12 |title=Kamloops Indian Residential School Mass Graves: No Bodies Found Despite $8 Million Probe |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/canada/kamloops-indian-residential-school-in-british-columbia-mass-graves-no-bodies-found-despite-usd-8millionprobe-article-110042089 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> Despite significant resources invested in various investigative efforts, including fieldwork, archival searches, and securing the school site, no human remains have been found. Carolane Gratton, spokesperson for the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations confirmed the allocation of $7.9 million for these endeavors. In a statement, the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation reiterated their focus on the scientific work required but declined to discuss the $7.9 million allocation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Services |first=Western Standard News |date=2024-05-09 |title=No bodies found after spending $8 million searching for bodies at Kamloops Residential School |url=https://www.westernstandard.news/news/no-bodies-found-after-spending-8-million-searching-for-bodies-at-kamloops-residential-school/54429 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Western Standard |language=en}}</ref>
