B.C.’s Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation says a report on findings at the Kamloops Indian Residential School will be a guiding document for some other bands in the province.

Speaking on NL Newsday, Murray Rankin says not every band will be looking to take the exact same approach as Tk’emlúps when it comes to searching former schools. But he suspects some will.

“It’ll be tangible and concrete for a lot of people. And they’ll say maybe we should consider doing that in a lot of our residential schools nearby,” Rankin says.

“There’s a huge disparity. Nations have to come to their own conclusions as to what is best, and what best meets their needs. And we stand ready to work side by side, with them and the federal government as those choices are made.”

A month ago, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc reported finding 215 unmarked graves at the former residential school on its land.

Chief Rosanne Casimir says a full report on what was found should be released by the middle of next week.