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KFS and Tk'emlups partner for first Indigenous Film Festival in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - An Indigenous film festival will be held in Kamloops in early September.In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 23), the Kamloops Film Society (KFS) says it's in partnership with Tk'emlps te...
Aaron Schulze Aug 24, 2022
Dancing in Kamloopa Powwow healing, empowering for young Indigenous people
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Thousands of people, both Indigenous and not, travelled from across Turtle Island for the 41st annual Kamloopa Powwow on the August long weekend (July 29 to Aug.1).Dancers in ...
Dave Barry Aug 02, 2022
Local Indigenous leaders react to Pope's apology
EDMONTON - Indigenous leaders from across the country travelled to the Edmonton area to witness Pope Francis's apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools - including Tk'emlups te Se...
Aaron Schulze Jul 26, 2022
Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir hopes papal visit to Edmonton will be a meaningful step forward in truth and reconciliation
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Kkpi7 Rosanne Casimir left for Edmonton Sunday (July 23) morning. When she and a delegation of Tk'emlups community members arrive there, they will see P...
Jul 24, 2022
Court rejects bid by AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn suspension
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says an Ontario court has rejected a bid by National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn her recent suspension. The organization issued a statement Thursday say...
Jul 01, 2022
Lengthy process ahead for Tk’emlúps and others working for answers around unmarked graves
TK'EMLUPS - There's no roadmap for how to handle an investigation like this, but Tk'emlps te Secwpemc is doing what it can to lay out next steps for the unmarked graves detected near the former Kamloo...
Jun 10, 2022
Tk'emlúps glad to see federal appointment of special interlocutor for unmarked gravesites
TK'EMLUPS - Canada's Justice Minister announced this week that a special interlocutor has been appointed to coordinate the federal government's response to the unmarked grave confirmations at former r...
Dylana Kneeshaw Jun 09, 2022
Ottawa appoints independent interlocutor to help protect potential burial sites near former residential schools
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.OTTAWA - The federal government appointed an independent special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked g...
Aaron Schulze Jun 08, 2022
TRU faculty member's chair in Indigenizing Higher Education renewed
KAMLOOPS - A Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty member, who is Canada's only chair in Indigenizing Higher Education, has been renewed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) for another five yea...
James Peters Jun 02, 2022
Tk'emlúps plans future searches and healing steps with backing from prime minister
TK'EMLUPS - One year since Tk'emlps te Secwpemc announced the detection of probable burial sites around the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Canada's prime minister says the response from th...
Aaron Schulze May 25, 2022

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