Secwépemc
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Secwépemc matriarch and hereditary chief head to jail for opposition to TMX construction on unceded land
‘It’s so unjust that Indigenous land-based defenders are having to face jail time for doing ceremonies,’ said Miranda Dick as she and her father prepared to serve 28-day sentences
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Secwépemc leaders form industry response group rooted in Indigenous law
TMX being granted federal approval to trench through the sacred Pípsell corridor was ‘a turning point in Canada,’ says newly-formed Unceded Law Response Group
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Regulator approves TMX plan to trench through ‘extremely sacred’ Secwépemc site
Knowledge-keeper says pipeline’s blockage in Pípsell amounts to the land pushing back, while company’s lawyer argues for ‘no prioritizing of Indigenous interests’
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Regulatory hearings begin as TMX seeks to dig open trench through sacred Secwépemc site
Pipeline company wants to excavate 1.3 km through Pípsell, something SSN says could cause ‘irreparable harm’ to important cultural place
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‘He was everywhere – he still is everywhere’: The continuing legacy of Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour
Everything that McNeil-Seymour stood for can be viewed in an art piece he helped create in 2018, which has found its way back to his homelands
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Indigenous boutique opens on Secwépemc homelands
Red Hummingbird Boutique is an Indigenous Boutique that carries uniquely created and upcycled items and is open until September 2022.
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Secwépemc hereditary family builds ceremony house for healing
It will be a safe space for “winter dance, ceremonies, and sweat lodges, a place for people to land in,” says Secwépemc Matriarch Miranda Dick.
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Stickgames, songs and sobriety: a secwepemc mother’s message of hope
‘It was a good time to share in some love, share in some traditional foods, share in our tradition, and share our hearts,’ says Vi Manuel who was uplifted by her community last week