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TIL I start my new job on Wednesday.

 

That I am clueless regarding Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc.

 

Many Canadians are as well so don't feel bad. Basically it was part of the residential school program where neglect and abuse was said to have occurred among native Canadians that were forced to go there.. This was in the early 1900's , so there isn't anyone around now who would have been responsible for the events, but it has been brought into the spotlight as they have found remains of 200+ children who died within that system in those days.

 

Not trying to be a dumbass or smartass , but was/is Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc a cult or something else? Did this happen all at once or over the years?

 

Not at all. They are basically related to the Kamloops Indian Band in British Columbia, not a cult, but an Indian band. They say up to 4100 children died in residential schools over time. Children were forced to attend these schools from native areas, being taken away from their families to attend shcools. They date back as early as the 1874 and ran into the early 1900's. It was a black mark in Canadian history, something that was known but not spoken about openly.

 

Here is a pretty good summary of what happened at the residential school system , it appears TB killed most of the children due to conditions at the schools, among other issues including abuse and neglect.

Why so many children died at Indian Residential Schools (msn.com)

 

Just a point of clarification - the last school closed in 1996, so not as long ago as we'd like to think.

 

When I talk about indigenous groups I try to use the "traditional" spelling. So like zero said, they are a particular group. The US also had residential schools and children there had similar horrific experiences. I'd really encourage you to read a bit about it. It helps explains why so many indigenous people are struggling today.

 

Today I learned that there are emergency procedures for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 audits.