From the Office of the Chief – On behalf of Council, I just wanted to reach out to membership regarding the extreme fire risk we are currently facing.  The severe heat remains, with no end in sight.  There were several fires last night and today on TteS lands...

Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Chief and Council have past a motion to postpone ceremonies and events surrounding Le Estcwéy̓ for the week of June 28 through July 5, 2021  due to the extreme heat wave and for the safety of all If anyone wants to access TteS during any...

  From the Office of the Chief – On behalf of Council, I wanted to provide membership an update.   Chief and Council’s top priority is always for the health and safety of community members and for those who wish to visit our monument at the Kamloops Indian...

Meteorologists are calling for a “dangerous long duration heat wave.” Almost all of B.C. is now under this heat warning. Please note that these dangerously high temperatures are forecasted to last for at least the next two weeks. Daytime highs are...

June 24, 2021, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc – As Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Chief and Council, we would like to openly acknowledge the horrific truth that Cowessess First Nation, survivors and intergenerational survivors of the former Marieval Indian Residential School are...

From the Office of the Chief – On behalf of Tk’emlúps Council, I would just like to say Yerí7 re sxexé7 (congrats) to all the TteS graduates of 2021.  We would like to pay tribute to your hard work and dedication that you have had to get you to this very important...

Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc Council and members would like to say kukwstép-kucw to Adams Lake Band for the “Walking the Spirits Home” ceremony that took place from June 11 to 13 2021.  We want to also acknowledge and thank all the Elders, Knowledge keepers, survivors,...

From the Office of the Chief – On behalf of Council, I want to provide you an update on what Council has been doing to follow up on the recent, heartbreaking findings at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This was but the beginning of what will be a long and...

From the Office of the Chief – On behalf of Council, I just wanted to provide you an update on the follow up that has happened on the findings of the lost children on KIRS. There was a pipe ceremony held on June 10th.  On behalf of Councillor Jeanette who took the...