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We Are Secwepemc
Who We Are
The Secwepemc people have lived in this territory for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence in fact shows at least nine thousand (9,000) years of occupancy along the lakes and river areas. The remains of pit houses not far from our current reserves leaves us with a picture of the lives of our ancestors.
Our Elders tell us we have lived here since time immemorial. We lived based on an economy of resource extraction, including fishing, hunting, trapping and berry gathering; our ancestors prospered, grew and grew from these lands for thousands of years. The waterways and networks of trails enabled vast travel that was tied to the seasonal cycles. Similarly, we developed intricate social and political systems that remained in place for thousands of years.
Our Story
The oral traditions continue to be passed down from generation to generation through stories, crafts and ways of life. Waves of traders, missionaries, colonial administrators had a significant impact on our traditions and ways of life by influencing and indeed, outlawing many of our ways. Extensive extraction, at first focusing on beaver pelts and wildlife, then on forestry and eventually on minerals, has depleted many of our resources.
In spite of the over extraction, we have persisted and cared for our resources. By mid-19th century, the small pox epidemic and the missionizing of our people, including the taking of many of our children to residential schools, decimated our population. Once the gold rush had begun, an influx of people invaded our territory by the time it ended, farmers had their eyes on our fertile lands. We were not farmers in the sense that the Europeans understood farms and their ways conflicted with our land uses.
Community News
ALIB Mental Wellness Drop-in Sessions.pdf
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Statement From Joyce Kenoras Mar 22,2024.png
Stsmemelt Pathway to Jurisdiction NATION LEVEL.pdf
Stsmemelt Presentation 02.15.2024 Bonaparte
Law of Kwseltken with updated stories (1).pdf
9th Annual Secwepemc Youth Job & Career Fair.jpg
March Healthy Living Calender.pdf
Chase Youth March Calendar.jpg
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Stay Engaged Calendar
Canning Venison Stew Mar 30 Salmon Arm, BC
Canning Venison Stew Poster.pdf
March 30Women’s Group MMIW Earrings, Apr 3, 5-8pm, Chase, BC
2024 April 3-4 Wms Grp MMIW Earrings.pdf
April 3Women’s Group MMIW Earrings, Apr 4, 5-8pm, Salmon Arm, BC
2024 April 3-4 Wms Grp MMIW Earrings.pdf
April 4ALIB Elders Meeting at New Sexqeltqin Health Clinic
ALIB Elders Meeting Apr 8 Health Clinic.pdf
April 8Secwepemc Dreamcatchers Youth Conference May 25-May 26, 2024
Secwpemc DC Youth Confernce Post 2024.jpg
May 25 - May 26
ALIB ELECTION
Appeal Decision Highlights.pdf
Notice of Election Appeal Hearing.pdf
2024 Chief and Council Election Results Adams Lake Indian Band.pdf
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST-Certified Professionals.docx.pdf
Notice of Candidates Forum.pdf
Notice of List of Candidates.pdf
Notice of Nomination Requirements 2024.pdf
Custom Elections Regulations 2023- Final.Signed.pdf
Notice of Nomination Meeting – Corrected.pdf
Call out to Membership address update.pdf