Blacklock's Reporter

A British Columbia First Nation was deemed “a priority client” for federal funding after claiming to find 215 children’s graves at an Indian Residential School, records show. The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation prior to its announcement was repeatedly told by then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government it did not qualify for grants: “It was with a heavy heart that Tk’emlups te Secwepemc confirmed an unthinkable loss.”