Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Invites Proposals for Collaborative Development of Comprehensive Community Plan
Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc is soliciting proposals from interested individuals or consulting firms experienced in community planning to develop a community-driven Comprehensive Community Plan (CCP). Priority will be given to qualified TteS members, however, submissions...
Wildfire Donations
Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Chief and Council extend their sincere gratitude to all those willing to contribute and volunteer in support of those displaced by the wildfires. At this time, Tḱemlúps is not accepting financial or physical donations directly. Instead, we...
Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, City of Kamloops, and Partners Unite to Support Displaced Communities Amid Wildfires
Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) Chief and Council are working with the City of Kamloops and the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) on the current emergency situations. Secwépemc Health Caucus is also coordinating how to support communities within Secwepemcúl’ecw....
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Implementing Enhanced Water Use Restrictions
August 16, 2023 – The Province of BC announced Level 5 drought conditions on August 3rd, based on historically low river levels in the North and South Thompson River Basins. Drought Level 5 is the most severe level of drought and indicates that adverse impacts to...
Tkek Yeel Stem Day Camp Starts this Weekend
Tkek Yeel Stem Day Camp runs August 5 – 25 for children between the ages of 7-15. Tkek Yeel Stem is run and overseen by the Language and Culture Department at Tk’emlups te Secwepemc. This year will be the second year that we will be running the Tkek Yeel Stem...
Illicit Drug Dealers NOT WELCOME on Tḱemlúps Reserve
Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc Chief and Council are taking a strong stance that illicit drug dealers are NOT WELCOME on Tḱemlúps reserve. Chief and Council and our entire membership are concerned about the illegal trafficking of drugs and how that is hurting our members and...
2027 North American Indigenous Games Go To Calgary
TK̓EMLÚPS te SECWÉPEMC – At the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Closing Ceremony in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the NAIG Council announced that the 2027 games were awarded to Calgary, Alberta. Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and the City of Calgary were competing to...
Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc Healing House
From the OFFICE OF THE CHIEF – On March 12, 2023, Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir of the Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc (TteS), the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Colleen Erickson, Board Chair of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), announced...
Spring Family Challenge
Me7 Yecwmentwecw-jt Take care of one another — Calling all TteS Families! A six week challenge to promote family fun! 20 spots available for families with children under 19 years old, living in the home. The challenge weeks: Draw a medicine wheel, talk about what the...
Tk̓emlúps and Kamloops Garner City and Provincial Support for North American Indigenous Games
TK̓EMLÚPS TE SECWÉPEMC – KAMLOOPS, BC – Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc (Tk̓emlúps) and the City of Kamloops hosted four delegates from the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) April 21-23. NAIG Delegates from eastern Canada and the United States came to assess and...