How to Support Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
There has been an outpouring of support for our community. Thank you for helping us bring to light such hard truths that came from the preliminary findings regarding the unmarked burial sites of Kamloops Indian Residential School students so that we may begin the...
May 31, 2021 | Statement from the Office of the Chief, Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir
5 pm, May 31, 2021, Kamloops – As the last logs go on our sacred fire, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for the outpouring of support to our community. Thank you for helping us bring to light such hard truths that came from the preliminary findings regarding...
Remains of Children of Kamloops Residential School Discovered
May 27, 2021, Kamloops – It is with a heavy heart that Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir confirms an unthinkable loss that was spoken about but never documented by the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This past weekend, with the help of a...
Census is Canada’s Storyteller
Starting now and throughout the summer you will see Statistics Canada staff on Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Lands. The Census is Canada’s storyteller. Every five years, data is collected about every household to understand how Canada is changing over time. The data...
SAVE MONEY – BC Hydro’s GST exemption for on-reserve residential accounts
Approximately 67% of residential accounts on Tk̓emlúps reserve land have NOT registered for the BC Hydro GST exemption. Register today and SAVE MONEY! Tax Exemption First Nations residential account holders living on-reserve and with a Certificate of Indian Status...
TRU and TteS unveil new student awards
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...
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. READ FULL PRESS RELEASE After the count was completed, all the proposed amendments were passed. The biggest changes our amendments now allow...
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...
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...
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...