April 12, 2022 Update To The TteS Community on Delegation With The Pope
Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir was chosen to represent British Columbia, as one of thirteen delegates, that recently went to Rome to meet with Pope Francis. On April 12, 2022, Kúkpi7 provided an update to membership about what was presented during the 2-hour time slot with...
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council Tribal Chief Acclaimed
Secwépemc Territory, BC — On March 9, 2022, the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, (“SNTC”), Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir, Kukpi7 of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc was the only nominee for the position of Tribal Chief, therefore elected by acclamation. Kukpi7...
Assembly of First Nations Delegation Looking Forward to Meeting with Pope Francis in Rome
(Ottawa, ON) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is finalizing details for a meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City as part of broad efforts to seek justice for genocide in Catholic-run residential institutions, including to seek an apology to be delivered in...
Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Strategic Plan Feedback
The Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 and Tkwenem7íple7 had an information session with attending Membership Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Moccasin Square Garden (MSG) where Dan George of Four Directions presented the Draft TteS Strategic Plan Framework outlining the top 8...
COVID-19 update from Chief and Council
Le7es ke7 sw7ec ne Tsítslem te Petpénye (Happy New Year to you). On behalf of Council, we just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. We are looking forward to a more peaceful 2022. The COVID pandemic is still of great concern with the Omicron variant being very...
January 5, 2022 | Update on Day Scholars Settlement
~ from the Office of the Chief On behalf of Council, I wanted to provide you an update on the Day Scholars Settlement. The individual claims process in the Gottfriedson Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Class Action settlement is now open. The deadline to submit...
UPDATE: COVID-19 Omicron Variant and TteS Services
Le7es ke7 sw7ec ne Tsítslem te Petpénye (Happy New Year to you), In response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, we are recommending all TteS Community members remain vigilant in protecting themselves and their loved ones from the COVID-19 virus. QHS and...
TteS Community Services Department
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Community Services Department will be unavailable Thursday December 16th from 12pm to...
Update On The Vatican Visit
From the Office of the Chief – I wanted to provide an update on the Vatican trip that was scheduled for December 2021 to meet with The Holy See, Pope Francis. The Vatican meeting has been postponed. A new date will be confirmed and further notice to follow January...
Holiday Hamper
Hampers are available for pickup for Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc band members. There is only one hamper per household. The location for the pickup is at the Chief Louis Centre dining hall (same place as last year’s). There will be a sign marked ‘HAMPERS’ on the door....