Now that I work remotely, I was considering moving back to #Secwepemculecw, to around where my grandmother lived in upper #Simpcw territory, before much of the family got forcibly removed in the early 1900s.

But I found living options are prohibitively expensive b/c of the boom....

After 40+ years of negotiations #Simpcw #Secwepemc will be able to have a paved road. Significantly, the MOA includes reparations for past harm & use.

And #landback.

Land back in two occupation areas that we have been alienated from.

This is huge.
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Canim Lake Band joins Simpcw, call to suspend Well’s Gray... ‘We have names for the lakes and mountains and meadows’

#Canim Lake Band joins #Simpcw, call to suspend #WellsGray #Park cave planning - www.clearwatertimes.com/news/canim-lake-band-joi...

#Secwepemc

Simpcw First Nation speaks on Wells Gray cave “The cave in Wells Gray Park is a sacred site, and Sarlac...

#Simpcw #FirstNation speaks on #WellsGray cave - www.clearwatertimes.com/news/simpcw-first-nation...

#Secwepemc #Land

#Land is our greatest source for #revitalization & #healing.

Tseqwtseqwélqw - Red Willow. A #Simpcw community site named for the plant, before the nearby main reserve at Chu Chua was created.

The name still holds Place today.

#Secwepemculecw #IndigenousToponomy

#Simpcw #Secwepemc traditional hunters harvest 6 animals in Jasper National Park www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/sim...

#revitalization #land #Indigenous