The Secwépemc Museum displays incorporate the oral history and legends of the Secwépemc people, along with historical photographs, illustrations and artifacts.

Cultural displays extend into a 5-hectare Heritage Park located on the banks of the South Thompson River.  More than a kilometre of trails lead visitors through the archaeological remains of a 2,000 year old Secwépemc winter village site, which features 4 reconstructed winter pit-houses, and summer tule mat lodges, with various unique food preparation structures. Also located within the Heritage Park, is our unique Ethnobotanical Gardens, which feature informative markers about the traditional use of plants and their value.

The Secwépemc Museum displays incorporate the oral history and legends of the Secwépemc people, along with historical photographs, illustrations and artifacts. The Kamloops Indian Residential School building was where the Secwépemc Museum first opened its doors in 1982.

The Museum represents the collective efforts of the Secwépemc nation in preserving the history, language and culture of the Secwépemc. The Museum is a cultural treasure and a unique experience of permanent exhibits portraying Secwépemc culture and their history as well as temporary and travelling exhibits of Aboriginal themes traditional games, song, dance, oral histories and legends.

The Museum covers the archaeological phases such as the Kamloops phase, Thompson phase, Shuswap phase, Lochnore phase and early Nesikep phase. The Secewpemc people would say “from time immemorial”.

For more information please visit the museum website: www.secwepemcmuseum.ca

For Archaeological Repository Requests visit: secwepemcmuseum.ca/archives

Hours of Operation

Currently closed for renovations.

For information call: 250-299-3940

Rates 5% GST (effective 04-01-13)

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