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Hundreds Gather to Reclaim Space After Masked Demonstration at Tk'emlups
Hundreds drummed and sang to reclaim the site after a masked Sunday demonstration linked by police to a men’s nationalist group.
- Hundreds gathered at Chief Louis Crossing on Tuesday afternoon for The Community Cleanse, using drumming and prayer to "cleanse the area" following a white nationalist demonstration.
- Masked individuals associated with Second Sons Canada appeared on First Nation lands early Sunday; Chief Rosanne Casimir linked the group to white nationalist ideology, drawing condemnation from leaders across Canada.
- The demonstration site lies near the Kamloops Indian Residential School, which originally spanned 360 acres; in 2021, leadership identified evidence of 215 unmarked graves at KIRS, triggering national reckoning.
- Police are investigating the incident, while Jeanette Jules, a Secw knowledge keeper, said the demonstration exemplifies challenges the First Nation faces "on a daily basis; on a weekly basis; on a monthly basis."
- Organizers intended the gathering to "cleanse" the land ahead of Wednesday's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; Ashley Michel, an event organizer, said they want "a better world for our children and the generations to come.
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Hundreds gather near the Kamloops Indian Residential School on the eve of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Peace Brigades International-Canada
Video posted by Kanahus Freedom Manuel. Castanet.net reports: “Hundreds gathered at Chief Louis Crossing [on the Yellowhead Highway in Kamloops, British Columbia from where the Kamloops Indian Residential School can still be seen] on Tuesday [September 29] with drums and songs to ‘cleanse the area’ in response to a masked demonstration on Sunday [September 27] […]
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