
Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw band members elect new Kukpi7
CHASE, B.C. — Residents of Skwlax te Secwepemcu´lecw – formerly the Little Shuswap Lake Band – have elected a new chief to represent them.
Dianne Francois was elected as Kukpi7 after she unseated incumbent James Tomma on election day Saturday (June 28). Francois got 54 votes to Tomma’s 39.
Two other candidates – Leigh Anderson and Jabala J.J. August-Sjodin – got 30 and two votes respectively.
According to the band, there were 125 ballots cast out of 299 eligible voters for a turnout of 42 per cent.