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RCMP investigating apparent white nationalist demonstration on Indigenous land near Kamloops
About 21 masked men in black fatigues marched and displayed a banner, while officials condemned the gathering as intimidation and denialism.
On Sunday, 21 masked men associated with Second Sons Canada marched on the Secw reserve near Kamloops, draping an overpass with a banner reading "got bones?" in an apparent white nationalist demonstration.
Five years ago, the Secw community identified more than 200 suspected unmarked graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School using ground-penetrating radar, sparking national attention to residential school legacies.
Kamloops RCMP superintendent Jeff Pelley stated officers are investigating the gathering, calling it a "cowardly attempt to avoid accountability" intended to intimidate and provoke fear and division.
Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the display as a "cowardly act" and "abhorrent," while NDP Leader David Eby, Green Party Leader Emily Lowan, and Conservatives Leader Lorne Doerkson also denounced the demonstration.
The demonstration arrives days before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, dedicated to honouring residential school attendees and remembering those who never returned home.
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