Remembrance day ceremony honours Secwepemc soldiers
KAMLOOPS — According to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, one third of aboriginal people in the country enlisted in World War I.
Thousands more joined the effort in World War II.
Hundreds of those men were from the Secwepemc First Nation in B.C.
For some it was a chance for adventure, but some aboriginal educators believe it was out of respect, helping protect the land their ancestors inhabited for thousands of years.