Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) students will now be closer to achieving their education dreams with the new Indigenous Students Awards program announced by Thompson Rivers University (TRU). These financial incentives will be for as many as 16 TteS students per year who are each eligible to receive up to three awards with every award worth $2,500.
Results of Amendments to the CER
On behalf of Council, Kúkpi7 provided an update on the results of the voting on the changes to the Custom Election Regulations.
After the count was completed, all the proposed amendments were passed. The biggest changes our amendments now allow are:
- Both on reserve and residents of the TteS traditional territory are eligible to run for Chief and Council.
- Electronic voting is now allowed.
- Variances to the Custom Election Regulations can be made during a state of emergency (for example to comply with Provincial Health Orders).
- Elections can now still take place during a State of Emergency, using electronic voting.
Many of the other amendments were technical amendments. These changes will prepare us for an election this fall.
UPDATE: Information for Amendment Vote
Packages have been sent out to membership with information on the upcoming Amendment Vote. The contents of those packages are available here, along with the full Custom Election Regulations with all proposed amendments included as tracked changes for anyone who wishes to review the document as a whole. If you wish to be sent a hard copy of the Custom Election Regulations with tracked changes, please contact Veronica Seymour at 250-828- 9837 or veronica.seymour@kib.ca.
May 5 | Red Dress Day
RED DRESS DAY — Kúkpi7 encourages us to wear red today, Wednesday May 5th in recognition of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.
Spring Challenge!
IT’S THAT TIME!!! The Spring Challenge registration is now open!
We are now accepting people off the wait-list! New deadline is May 7th. Please note that all previous challenges (Winter Challenge) will be added to a waitlist to ensure other TTES community members get to participate.
To register please email Alexis your completed registration form to alexis.gosselin@kib.ca
If you are needing assistance please call Alexis at 250-318-5330.
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Education Department | Spring 2021 Newsletter
Weyt-kp Tk̓emlúpsemc,
The Tk̓emlúps Education Department would like to share our Spring 2021 highlights with our TteS community. Inside you will see program updates, student achievements, and more.
Kukwstsetsemc for keeping up to date with our Department, we will ensure to have another Newsletter for you soon.
Photovoice for our Community Youth
Photovoice projects are an interactive way for individuals to participate in a group where they can collectively participate in reflection learning, sharing, and awareness to other participants in the group and potentially a larger community.
This project will utilize digital media to allow participants to share valuable lived experience so they can explore their perspectives on their community, mental health, families, and the future. Through this photovoice project you will have the opportunity to encourage discussion, investigate experiences, bring awareness to social justice issues, collaborate for change and improvement, identify need, and potentially more.
Please contact David Croteau at 604 217 2073 if you have any questions.
Archaeological Field Assistant RISC Certificate
UPDATE April 15, 2021: All spots have been filled.
If you are an Indigenous community member interested in working on cultural resource management projects within your traditional territory, this intensive program will teach you the technical skills while learning about cultural protocols and practicing respectful archaeology.
Me7 Texwtuxwtsínem-kt Secwépemc Language Proficiency Certificate
Like other Indigenous languages in BC, the western dialect of the Secwépemc language is critically endangered, with fewer than 50 fluent first language speakers still among us, all of them elderly. The western dialect Secwépemc communities invite new learners to an adult immersion program called Me7 Texwtuxwtsínem-kt (we will learn to speak straight/accurately). It is offered through a partnership with Simon Fraser University and funding through the First Nations Education Steering Committee.
The Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) will host Me7 Texwtuxwtsínem-kt at the Language & Culture Department classroom in Kamloops, BC. This program is a 1,000 hour immersion program for adult second language learners of the Secwé pemc Language. The long-term objective is to create fluent speakers willing to teach and with the ability to pass the language on to future generations.
Post-Secondary Funding
A reminder to TteS Membership of the upcoming deadline of April 30th to apply for Post-Secondary Funding. Applications for Post-Secondary Funding can be obtained on the TteS Website: Post Secondary Application or via email.
Please contact Larissa Blank directly if you have any questions or require further information.
