The Kamloops Indian Residential School was part of the Canadian residential school system and one of the 130 schools for First Nations children that operated in Canada between 1874 and 1996. The Kamloops School was opened in 1893 (initially as the Kamloops Industrial School) and continued operation until 1977. The school was operated by the Roman Catholic Church. Hundreds of Secwepemc children attended the school, often forcibly removed from their homes once attendance became mandatory by law.
