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Cultural and Mental Health Supports for Indigenous People Coping with Discovery of Unmarked Burial Sites in Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

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Cultural and Mental Health Supports for Indigenous People Coping with Discovery of Unmarked Burial Sites in Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
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June 3, 2021

THE FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY in British Columbia provides resources on its website for Indigenous people who are grappling with the discovery of unmarked burial sites on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Supports include the KUU-US Crisis Line, Tsow-Tun-Le-Lum Society and the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society. Contact information for services is below, and other resources can be found on the FNHA website.

  • 24-hour KUU-US Crisis Line at 1-800-588-8717
  • Tsow-Tun-Le-Lum Society at 1-888-403-3123
  • Indian Residential School Survivors Society at 1-800-721-0066 or 604-985-4464​

And:

For cultural supports

  • KUU-US Crisis Line Society: a 24-hour provincial Indigenous crisis line. Adults call 250-723-4050; children and youth call 250-723-2040. Toll-free 1-800-588-8717.
  • First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: Phone toll-free 1-855-242-3310 or chat online at ca.
  • The Métis Crisis Line: available 24 hours a day at 1-833-MétisBC, 1-833-638-4722.
  • Tsow Tun Le Lum: Phone 1-888-403-3123 to access the following cultural supports: Levi Martin, James Quatell or Mike Kelly.
  • Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS): Phone 1-800-721-0066 or 604-985-4464 to access the following cultural supports:  Sadie McPhee, Gertie Pierre or Yvonne Rigby Jones. Mental health and counselling services are also available from the IRSSS Resolution Health Support Workers.

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We acknowledge that the land on which we work is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.