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TKWENEM7ÍPLE7 NIKKI FRASER

Tk̓wenem7íple7 Nikki FraserCouncillor Nikki Fraser

Primary Portfolios: Natural Resources / Rights & Title / Language & Culture / Archaeology
Secondary Portfolio: Lands, Leasing & Taxation / Sc.wén̓wen

Telephone: (250) 320-4568
Email: nikki.fraser@ttes.ca

Weyt-k/Weyt-kp (hello/hello to all)

Nikki Fraser is a proud Secwépemc woman from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, with family ties to Treaty 1 territory. She is a devoted mother to three children — Trey, Aiyana, and Nipiy — and is currently serving her second term on Council. Nikki is honoured to serve the membership of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc with humility, integrity, and love.

Nikki has long been a passionate advocate for Indigenous women and girls. In 2015, she was elected as the BC Native Women’s Association Youth Representative, and in 2016, she became the National Youth Representative for the Native Women’s Association of Canada. Over the following two years, she used her platform to amplify the voices of Indigenous youth across Canada, the United States, and Central America.

In 2016, she was one of only 10 Canadians selected to interview Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on CBC’s Face to Face, where she directly addressed the urgent issue of violence against Indigenous women and girls. That same year, Nikki was chosen as one of 17 global recipients of the United Nations Youth Envoy’s “Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals” out of over 18,000 nominations.

Nikki has been invited to speak at several national and international forums, including:

  • United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (New York)
  • United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (New York)
  • United Nations General Assembly (New York)
  • United Nations High-Level Political Forum (New York)
  • One Young World International Conference (Bogotá, Colombia)
  • Commonwealth Youth Forum (London, UK)
  • Youth Towards 2030: Innovation for Transformation International Forum (Mexico)
  • Greenbuild International Summit (Chicago)

In 2020, Nikki became a published academic researcher through the TRU Knowledge Makers program, contributing to Indigenous scholarship and community-based research.

Her advocacy journey has been one of learning, unlearning, and deep personal growth. She is honoured to bring that lived experience home to her community of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, where she continues to lead with purpose, humility, and a deep commitment to community well-being.

Nikki’s work has been recognized nationally and internationally, including being named to GreenBiz’s 2017 “30 Under 30,” CBC’s “Young Indigenous Women on the Rise,” and the Government of Canada’s 2018 Top 10 Indigenous Influencers.

She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Political Science at Thompson Rivers University, continuing to build on her commitment to lifelong learning, leadership, and uplifting Indigenous voices.

“…Let us take the opportunities that lie before us and seek to empower – individual by individual, community by community, Nation by Nation – so that no single person, no single community and no single Nation is left out or behind” (Wilson-Raybould, 2019)”