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Line 88: In May 2022, 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}}, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc said 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> According to a May 9 report by Blacklock's Reporter, the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations has not publicly disclosed how millions of dollars were spent on field work, records searches and securing the Residential School grounds for the Kamloops First Nation.<ref name=":0" /> The $7.9 million provided to the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation for their field work at the suspected site, represents a small portion of the $110 million allocated to Indigenous communities for searching and documenting burial grounds at former residential schools. The department has not released an audit of the contribution under the Access to Information Act. Carolane Gratton, spokesperson for the [[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada\|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 news \|title=No accounting for burial sites funding \|url=https://www.catholicregister.org/item/36777-no-accounting-for-burial-sites-funding \|access-date=2024-06-26 \|work=The Catholic Register}}</ref> === Reactions ===

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