Tag Archives: First Nations

CHU CHUA, BC - In 2017, as huge swaths of the province burned, Ron Lampreau and Melanie Stutt began formulating an idea: an indigenous Initial Attack Wildfire Crew, staffed from members of the Simpcw ...

KAMLOOPS - Today (Aug. 9) was the culmination of more than six weeks of hard walking.The Warrior Walk for Healing Nations, which started in Yukon on June 26, arrived at Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Monday a...

TK'EMLUPS - Warriors Walk for Healing Nations is set to arrive in Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) territory on Monday (Aug. 9) to complete their journey.The group, who are from the Tahltan, Vuntut Gwich'in...

KAMLOOPS - For centuries before colonial settlers came to this area, Secwpemc people used a wide variety of handmade tools to gather the resources necessary to survive. When settlers from Europe came ...

SKEETCHESTN - Skeetchestn evacuees were able to return home today (Aug. 4), as the threat from the still out-of-control Sparks Lake fire has reduced.The wildfire was discovered in late June, and Kukpi...

KAMLOOPS - One of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council's (SNTC) projects is getting a boost from the federal government. "Revitalizing Secwepemc Law through the Implementation and Advancement of our Indi...

NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation has taken another step on the path to fulfilling treaty rights and reclaiming traditional property. A new tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between SFN, the prov...

KAMLOOPS - The street affected population in Kamloops will have more resources available within a week's time.Two day spaces will be opening within the city - one on the North Shore and the other on t...

KAMLOOPS - Chiefs from the 16 communities of the Secwpemc Nation declared a State of Emergency due to the wildfires within the territory Monday (July 19) evening. According to a release by Secwpemc Na...

TK'EMLUPS - Nearly two months since the initial announcement of 215 burial sites detected on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) provided an updat...