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Secwepemc community collective celebrates its interns and the work they’ve done
KAMLOOPS — Across BC, different First Nations work closely with the provincial government in a variety of capacities. Here in Secwepemculecw, a collective of seven communities from this territory have come together to collaborate with four provincial ministries. The collective is called Qwelminte Secwepemc – and meant to help support the communities it represents as they move towards reconciliation with the province.
In March 2019, seven Secwepmec communities and four provincial ministries signed a Letter of Commitment to work together on a long-term reconciliation project.
“We’re really focused in the area of natural resource management, and really transforming a lot of the systems we see currently in place,” Sunny LeBourdais, Qwelminte Secwepemc Director of Transition explains. “[We want] to ensure Secwepemc laws, jurisdictions, and authority are fully exercised when it comes to our inherent title and rights, as Secwepemc people.”