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In May 2022, Casimir said that a technical taskforce had been formed "of various professors as well as technical archeologists" and that work on an archeological dig and possible exhumations could soon begin. CBC reported that the proposed idea remained controversial among school survivors, "with some seeing exhumation as a process that could help lay victims properly to rest, while others want them left undisturbed."<ref name="CBCmay2022" /> The [[RCMP "E" Division]] stated at the time that while it had opened an investigation "so that we can assist should our assistance be required", it was "respect[ing] that Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc remains as the lead official at this time", and was not looking into the site itself.<ref name="CBCmay2022" />
 
{{As of|2024|March}}, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc said that a decision to excavate the unmarked graves is "unresolved".<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2024 |title=Update on suspected Tke̓ mlúps burial site as nation signs historic agreement |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10390953/kamloops-indian-residential-school-update-historic-agreement/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=Global News |language=en-US |quote=Tke̓ mlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says the excavation of the suspected unmarked graves of children who attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School has not yet started.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-28 |title=Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc says decision on whether to excavate unmarked graves in Kamloops still unresolved |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-tkemlups-te-secwepemc-says-decision-on-whether-to-excavate-unmarked/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> In May 2024, Western Standard, a Canadian conservative social commentary media<ref name="HarvardFMP">{{cite web |last1=Anand |first1= Bharat |last2=Di Tella |first2=Rafael |last3=King |first3=Gary |last4=Legg |first4=Heidi |date=12 February 2022 |title=The Future of Media Project: Canadian Media Ownership Index |url=https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/futureofmedia/canadian-media-ownership |publisher=[[Harvard University]] |website=harvard.edu |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref> claimed that investigations into the reported mass graves at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia have end with no conclusive evidence of such graves, despite significant resources invested in various investigative efforts, including fieldwork, archival searches, and securing the school site, no human remains have been found.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-12 |title=Kamloops Indian Residential School Mass Graves: No Bodies Found Despite $8 Million Probe |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/canada/kamloops-indian-residential-school-in-british-columbia-mass-graves-no-bodies-found-despite-usd-8millionprobe-article-110042089 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> Carolane Gratton, spokesperson for the [[Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada|Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations]] confirmed the allocation of $7.9 million for these endeavors. In a statement, the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation reiterated their focus on the scientific work required but declined to discuss the $7.9 million allocation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=No accounting for burial sites funding |url=https://www.catholicregister.org/item/36777-no-accounting-for-burial-sites-funding |access-date=2024-06-26 |work=The Catholic Register}}</ref>
 
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