The Wren shares stories from Secwepemcúl’ecw, the name of Secwépemc Nation’s traditional territory which encompasses 17 communities from the Rocky Mountains to the northern crest of the Fraser River to the Arrow Lakes in the south.
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The Secwépemc and Nlaka’pamux artist brings poetry, jam sessions and workshops to dozens of Vancouver Public Library branches, encouraging youth to reclaim their voice, ‘even if you can’t find it.’
From film screenings to motorcycle rides, here are a few events in Kamloops to gather and learn Sept. 30.
Laura Michel’s play Echoes of the Homesick Heart aims to support language revitalization with learning tools and a bursary.
For Secwépemc hunter, artist and Yukon Harvest TV personality, Ed Jensen, Tk̓emlúps Traditions is more than a business – it’s a living archive of Secwépemc knowledge.
Taking place Sept. 26 to 28, the festival offers an ‘additional learning opportunity’ leading up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Through his Kamloops-based recording business, the mutli-instrumentalist and producer amplifies the power of music and culture by preserving it.
‘It's learning about our worldview as Secwépemc,’ says St̓uxtéws (Bonaparte) First Nation member Candice Day, as she learns to speak her ancestral tongue.
Dancers and vendors share highlights from the 2025 Kamloopa Powwow, a three-day event bringing in people from near and far to honour Indigenous traditions.
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day in Tkʼemlúps (Kamloops) with a film showing, powwow and more.
‘I'm just really grateful to the land, my family and my community,’ Tania Willard says of the recognition.
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