Presentation on Kamloops GPR Findings – July 15, 2021

Presentation on Kamloops GPR Findings – July 15, 2021

“Welcome Song” (with Diena Jules and Ted Gottfriedson Jr. and others)

Mona Jules (“knowledge keeper”)- Prayer (6:13)

Racelle Kooy (“Fixer”, Publicist”) – Moderator’s Remarks (10:14). Later on, Kooy, as Moderator blocked access to the “Knowledge Keepers”, and so they couldn’t be asked questions about their testimony.

Rosanne Casimir (Chief, Kamloops Indian Band) – Opening Remarks (12:34-22:58)

Sarah Beaulieu (Conflict Anthropologist and GPR Operator, University of the Fraser Valley) – Public Presentation (23:00-40:30)

Lisa Hodgetts (President, Canadian Archaeological Association) – Response to Beaulieu Presentation (41:28-47:11)

Kisha Supernant (Archaeologist, University of Alberta) – Response to Beaulieu Presentation (47:24-53:21)

Rosanne Casimir (Chief, Kamloops Indian Band)- Response to Beaulieu Presentation (54:10-1:01:24)

Evelyn Camille (“Knowledge Keeper”) – (1:02:49-1:17:55)

Leona Thomas (“Knowledge Keeper”) – (1:19:53-1:26:52)

Mona Jules (“Knowledge Keeper”) – (1:29:07-1:44:31)

Roseanne Archibald (Grand Chief, Assembly of First Nations) – (1:46:37-1:59:15)

Rosanne Casimir (Chief, Kamloops Indian Band) – (1:59:44-2:03-28)

MEDIA EVENT

Question 1 (2:04:41-2:06:10) – from Neetu Garcha (Global News) to Sarah Beaulieu about the rib bone and the tooth.

Global News – July 16, 2021 – Neetu Garcha

Question 2 (2:06:44-2:07:11) from Lindsay Shepherd (Truth North) to Sarah Beaulieu about the timelines for excavations and forensics. Sarah Beaulieu said that the question would best be answered by Rosanne Casimir, but no one answered it.

Question 3 (2:07:16-2:08:29) from Dirk Meissner (Canadian Press) to Rosanne Casimir. He said that a survivor said that the remains should be left undisturbed, but you might have to do excavations. What more are you intending to do?

Report by Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press, July 15, 2021.

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2021/06/15/days-after-kamloops-remains-discovery-tkemlups-families-gather-to-unite-move-ahead

Question 4 (2:08:45-2:11:07) from Julio Rivas (EFE) [sp?] to Roseanne Archibald about who will investigate the crime scenes and what are you asking of the federal government?

Question 5 (2:11:12-2:12:14) from Jill Macyshon (CTV News) to Sarah Beaulieu about why 200 anomalies and not 215 remains?

Question 6 (2:12:16-2:13:37) from Xiaoli Li (City News) to Rosanne Casimir about the costs of investigations?

City News (Xiaoli Li)

Question 7 (2:13:42-2:16:50) from Robin Gill (Global News) to Rosanne Casimir about the age of the schools and difficulties findings records, how difficult is it going to be to actually identify should there be remains in those graves. The question was referred to Don Worme (Kamloops Indian Band legal counsel)

Global News – Story by Robin Gill (1:37) and “listening” to Evelyn Camille (19:37).

Question 8 (2:16:52-2:18:14) from Alex McQueen (Toronto Star) to Rosanne Casimir, but redirected to Sarah Beaulieu. What are the factors to determining the number of graves and the ages of children.

Question 9 (2:18:18-2:19:11) from Katie Nicholson (CBC News) to Rosanne Casimir. What do you expect from the Prime Minister’s Office in terms of leadership (first part of YouTube video below).

CBC Coverage on July 15, 2021 – Interview with Roseanne Archibald.

Question 10 (2:19:24-2:20:26) from Sydney Chisholm (Castanet Kamloops) to Sarah Beaulieu. Has any site been excavated and is the 215 number still accurate?

Sydney Chisholm’s coverage on September 18, 2021.

https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloops/346110/Band-says-no-excavation-work-has-taken-place-at-former-residential-school

Question 11 (2:20:42-2:21:31) Kim Mackrael (Wall Street Journal) to Sarah Beaulieu. How did you come to do the GPR work. Did the community ask you to come in? What were the steps that you took to come up with the findings?

https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canadian-graves-of-indigenous-children-found-with-help-from-oral-histories-11626384990

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