Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc to commemorate National Indigenous Veterans Day this weekend

TK’EMLUPS — Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) will commemorate Indigenous Veterans Day this Sunday (Nov. 8) with a community ceremony.

National Indigenous Veterans Day is held annually in Canada on Nov. 8, to recognize and honour the military service and sacrifices of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people.

According to the Department of National Defence, more than 4,000 Indigenous people served in WWI, and more than 3,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people served in WWII. Collectively, it is estimated that more than 12,000 Indigenous people have served in the Canadian Armed Forces over the past century.

Sunday’s event will begin at 10:30 a.m. from Tkʼemlúps Pen Pen, the cemetery across from St. Joseph’s Church.