Tk’emlúps

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation members re-elect Rosanne Casimir as chief

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Members of the B.C. nation voted Saturday for their Kukpi7 (chief) and seven councillors, who will serve 3-year terms. The First Nation sparked a national reckoning and international attention to residential schools last year.Tk’emlups Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir is pictured during a gathering outside of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Oct. 18. She…

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Members of Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation wonder whether Trudeau was listening during his apologetic visit

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Indigenous community members expressed cautious optimism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation on Monday. But some say they now want to see concrete action.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is held by a woman during a gathering outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Monday. (Ben Nelms/CBC)As Ashley Michel approached the…

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