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The reckoning: Secrets unearthed by Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc

The Fifth Estate shows how a B.C. First Nation is dealing with the traumatic discovery of what are assumed to be the graves of children near a former residential school, as it tries to lead the way for other communities coping with a similar tragic history.

Survivors share troubling memories of abuse they endured at Kamloops Indian Residential School

The Reckoning: Secrets Unearthed by Tk'emlups te Secwepemc

3 years ago
Duration 45:35
The Fifth Estate shows how a B.C. First Nation is dealing with the traumatic discovery of what are assumed to be the graves of children near a former residential school, as it tries to lead the way for other communities coping with a similar tragic history.

B.C.'s Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation made headlines around the world last year when they identified what are now widely assumed to be the graves of children at the site of a former residential school.

The Fifth Estate shows how the community is dealing with the traumatic discovery and talks to survivors about the impact on them, as the First Nation tries to lead the way for other communities coping with a similar tragic history.

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