Tag Archives: First Nations
Mushroom-picking behaviour, trespassing issues escalate on Skwlāx territory
SKWLAX - It's mushroom picking season throughout many areas of the province and the Skwlx te Secwepemclecw band near Little Shuswap Lake is urging people seeking 'fire' morels to stop trespassing in t...
May 06, 2024
Tk'emlúps receives $1M in provincial funding for continuation of retail development project
TK'EMLPS TE SECWPEMC - The province of B.C. has announced it is chipping in $1 million towards an ongoing redevelopment project by Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS). The money comes as part of a $4-million ...
Aaron Schulze May 02, 2024
Eight months after wildfire destruction, Skwlāx Rapid Housing Project yielding results
SKWLAX - "How do we get people home again?"It's one of the first questions Skwlx leadership asked each other after the Bush Creek East Wildfire burned through the community last August, destroying mor...
Aaron Schulze Apr 25, 2024
Walking the red road: A Tk'emlúps elder reflects on her 45-year sobriety journey
TK'EMLPS TE SECWPEMC - At 82 years old, Charlotte Manuel begins every morning with a smudge. Maintaining that practice is part of how she's been able to reach 45 years of sobriety, a milestone she wil...
Aaron Schulze Apr 19, 2024
Pope Francis endorses new agreement between Tk'emlúps, Kamloops and Vancouver dioceses
TK'EMLPS TE SECWPEMC - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) took a historical step in its relationship with the Catholic church over the weekend. Last week (Mar. 28), the band announced it would be signing a S...
Aaron Schulze Apr 01, 2024
'Significant step forward': Sacred Covenant between Tk'emlúps, Catholic Archdiocese commits to action
TK'EMLPS TE SECWPEMC - In what appears to be a show of good faith, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver, and Tk'emlps te Secwpemc will soon be putting pen to paper to commit to actions for reco...
Aaron Schulze Mar 28, 2024
Catholic Church, Tk'emlúps to sign new agreement on Easter Sunday
TK'EMLUPS - Tkemlups te Secwpemc and the Catholic Church will take a step forward on Truth and Reconciliation on Easter Sunday. In a news release issued Thursday (March 28), Tkemlups, the Roman Cathol...
Aaron Schulze Mar 28, 2024
'Let's wake that museum back up': Museum advocates grapple with responsibly connecting the past to the present
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Museum was alive with discussion Thursday (March 14), as community members met face-to-face with Royal BC Museum representatives about how to thoughtfully modernize. "Let our v...
Mar 14, 2024
Skwlāx aiming for community rebuild in early 2024
SKWLAX - It's now been three months since the Bush Creek East wildfire ripped through the Shuswap region. As of last Friday (Nov. 17), Skwlx te Secwepemclecw residents whose homes survived the fire we...
James Peters Nov 22, 2023
VIDEO: Tk'emlúps commemorates Indigenous Veterans Day
KAMLOOPS - November 8 serves as Indigenous Veterans Day across Canada, commemorating more than 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis people who served in conflicts throughout Canada's history - includ...
Aaron Schulze Nov 08, 2023
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