Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir

• After the papal apology: Residential school survivors on next steps 

  In April, in front of a room of Indigenous delegates, Pope Francis delivered a historic apology. For some it provided healing and for others more concrete action is needed.

  Features

  Jun 11, 2022
  
• Honouring Le Estcwicwéy̓: B.C. First Nation marks 1 year since discovery of 215 unmarked graves

  This time last year, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc confirmed that 215 suspected unmarked graves had been detected in the apple orchard by the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

  Perspectives

  May 23, 2022
  
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• The 215 missing children ‘brought us together,’ says Kúkpi7 Casimir ahead of memorial

  The gut-wrenching confirmation of Le Estcwicwéy̓ leaked first within the community, devastating many who found themselves at home alone at the time or reading it in a letter.

  Canada

  May 18, 2022
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• Mixed emotions from B.C. chiefs after Trudeau’s ‘crucial’ visit to Kamloops

  Some were angered and others were filled with hope as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc in Kamloops, B.C. on Monday.

  Politics

  Oct 18, 2021
• ‘Warriored up’ survivors speak truth to power at ceremony in Kamloops, B.C.

  Residential school survivors, intergenerational survivors and family spoke directly to the prime minister on his first visit to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc since the spring.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
• First Nation chief calls for ‘peaceful resolution’ on Trudeau’s visit to Kamloops, B.C.

  The prime minister is visiting Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc for the first time since the harrowing discovery of unmarked graves at a former residential school in the spring.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
• Canada needs to ‘lean in’: Message on truth and reconciliation from Kamloops, B.C.

  'It is time that we embrace our real collective history, recognizing the painful past shared for so many and that we all continue on that path for real change.'

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2021