{"id":11125,"date":"2025-11-21T01:20:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/tkemlups-te-secwepemc-chief-calls-for-b-c-mla-dallas-brodie-to-resign\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T01:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:20:32","slug":"tkemlups-te-secwepemc-chief-calls-for-b-c-mla-dallas-brodie-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/tkemlups-te-secwepemc-chief-calls-for-b-c-mla-dallas-brodie-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Tk\u2019eml\u00faps te Secw\u00e9pemc chief calls for B.C. MLA Dallas Brodie to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>IndigenousA First Nations leader in B.C. says she\u2019s calling for MLA Dallas Brodie to resign due to her anti-Indigenous and residential school denialism rhetoric inside and outside the legislature.  K\u00fakpi7 Rosanne Casimir says residential school denialism undermines reconciliationEdzi\u2019u Loverin  \u00b7 CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Nov 20, 2025 7:33 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Rosanne Casimir, k\u00fakpi7 (chief) of the Tk\u2019eml\u00faps te Secw\u00e9pemc at a 2022 memorial marking the anniversary of the discovery of potential burial sites at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C. (Ben Nelms\/CBC)A First Nations leader in B.C. says she\u2019s calling for MLA Dallas Brodie to resign due to her anti-Indigenous and residential school denialism rhetoric inside and outside the legislature. Rosanne Casimir, k\u00fakpi7 (chief) of Tk\u2019eml\u00faps te Secw\u00e9pemc, said in a statement Wednesday that Brodie\u2019s behaviour undercuts the standards of respect and integrity required of someone in public office.\u201dShe\u2019s determined to undermine public trust, reconciliation and what she\u2019s saying threatens the safety of Indigenous peoples,\u201d Casimir toldCBC Radio\u2019s Daybreak Kamloops Thursday.\u201cIt is a call for accountability.\u201dResidential school denialism downplays, excuses or misrepresents facts about the harms caused by residential schools.  Casimir said survivor testimony, residential school records, and ground penetrating radar have all been used to determine potential unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.In 2021, approximately 200 potential burial sites were identified using ground-penetrating radar.  Brodie has been outspoken on social media claiming that there are zero unmarked graves of students at the site.\u201cTruth isn\u2019t selective,\u201d said Casimir.\u201dSurvivors\u2019 voices, the historical records and then the ongoing investigations are all part of that truth, and denialism ignores evidence. We welcome good faith questions but not rhetoric that erases history.\u201dLISTEN |  Kukwpi7 Rosanne Casimir explains why she\u2019s urging Dallas Brodie to step down:Daybreak Kamloops16:04Tk\u2019eml\u00faps Kukwpi7 Rosanne Casimir presses for OneBC leader\u2019s resignationTk\u2019eml\u00faps Kukwpi7 Rosanne Casimir joins us to explain why she\u2019s urging Dallas Brodie to step down over comments she says cross into racism and residential school denialism.When it comes to the investigation of unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential school, Casimir said the work is ongoing.\u201cMuch work has been done,\u201d said Casimir.\u201cThat information will be shared when it\u2019s closer to its completion.\u201dThe National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has documented more than 4,100 children who died at residential schools across the country.In the legislature Monday, Brodie called a 10-year long Aboriginal rights and title lawsuit by Tk\u2019eml\u00faps te Secw\u00e9pemc a \u201cland grab that threatens the private homes of 100,000 private residences.\u201d\u201cI condemn this band\u2019s outrageous and opportunistic claim and I pledge my full support to the innocent and hard working people of Kamloops,\u201d said Brodie.Brodie respondsBrodie was elected last year to represent the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena. She was removed from the Conservative caucus in March after she mocked residential school survivor testimonies on a podcast.The B.C. Assembly of First Nations adopted a resolution from Casimir calling for Brodie\u2019s resignation at its annual general meeting last month.The resolution alleges Brodie has broken the B.C. Legislature\u2019s Respectful Workplace Guidelines and 2024\u20132028 Reconciliation Action Plan by actively promoting residential school denialism, inside and outside the legislature, using public funds.In a Nov. 3 statement, the First Nations Leadership Council also called for Brodie to resign for her \u201creprehensible words and actions\u201d that harm residential school survivors.When asked for her response by a reporter outside the legislature Wednesday to Casimir calling for her resignation, Brodie replied, \u201cI think she should resign.\u201dVancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie speaks outside of Vancouver provincial court. (GP Mendoza\/CBC)Brodie said the calls for her to resign were \u201cbecause I\u2019m calling out some of the biggest issues in the province, and it\u2019s not something that many politicians are willing to do because they don\u2019t like being called names.\u201d\u201dI\u2019m standing for the truth\u2026 They call for me to resign, I call for them to resign.\u201dBrodie did not respond to interview requests from CBC Indigenous.Spencer Chandra Herbert, B.C.\u2019s minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation, said in a statement Thursday that Brodie is promoting \u201cdivision at a time we should be coming together.\u201d\u201cIt seems that every other day we have opposition MLAs competing for who can put out the most divisive, and rage-baiting motion, amendment, or statement, targeting First Nations.\u201dThe statement said respecting Indigenous rights \u201cisn\u2019t just the right thing to do \u2014 it strengthens our economy, builds trust, and ensures sustainable growth for future generations.\u201dIn March, a petition by \u201cconcerned residents of Vancouver-Quilchena\u201d called for Brodie\u2019s resignation. The petition now has 1,772 signatures.In B.C., MLAs can be recalled from office between elections by petition, if a registered voter within the MLA\u2019s electoral district collects signatures from 40 per cent of other registered voters in the district.ABOUT THE AUTHOREdzi\u2019u Loverin is graduate of CBC\u2019s Indigenous Pathways Program and has reported in Vancouver and Winnipeg since 2024. Edzi\u2019u is a member of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation and a registered member of the Tahltan Nation, but is currently based in x\u02b7m\u0259\u03b8k\u02b7\u0259y\u0313\u0259m, S\u1e35wx\u0331w\u00fa7mesh, and s\u0259lilw\u0259ta\u026c territories. You can email Edzi\u2019u at edziu.loverin@cbc.ca with story ideas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IndigenousA First Nations leader in B.C. says she\u2019s calling for MLA Dallas Brodie to resign due to her anti-Indigenous and residential school denialism rhetoric inside and outside the legislature. 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