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Caption: Abby with her first welded fire pit, called Chillin’ with the Ancestors. Credit: Abby MarchandBy April Dutheil

A former candidate of BC AMTA’s welding training program, Abby Marchand, Okanagan Indian Band, celebrates her one year of employment with CanDig Mini Excavators Inc., an award-winning Kamloops-based mini excavator manufacturing company. Abby is now the company’s main welder. “Of nearly 20 welders we’ve employed over the past 12 years, Abby is recognized as having the best overall skills. The results of her work is admirable and our customers have told us how impressed they are with the excavators she fabricates,” says Gordon Leschyson, President, CanDig. While working with CanDig, Abby has learned a lot about the industry. She’s represented the company at trade shows and developed insight into CanDig’s role in the global marketplace. “We have one customer who is using our excavators halfway around the world to make rice fields. Knowing our impact makes me proud of my work,” says Abby. CanDig products are shipped worldwide to over 100 countries. CanDig’s mini excavators have also been noted for their low fuel consumption

and minimal environmental footprint while exploring terrain. “That’s what I love about the excavators, they are environmentally friendly,” says Abby, “I’m an environmental person so this is very important to me.” Finding both professional and personal joy in her work, Abby also creates welded artwork. For the next few months her pieces will be displayed at the Vernon Public Art Gallery’s new exhibit, called Transformations. The exhibit brings together 10 emerging and established artists from the Okanagan Indian Band to explore cultural values, identity, history and contemporary issues related to their communities. “The artwork she has on display is creative, original, multi-dimensional and includes her skills as a welder. I’ve never seen anyone who can accurately use a plasma cutter to etch out such fine details in the way that Abby can,” says Gordon. When asked about how she adapted to the welding industry, a male dominated field, Abby says, “I adjusted the shop to me.”

While welding larger machinery, Abby makes adjustments to the welding equipment so that her smaller frame can support the physical demand of welding. “I gained more confidence and built bigger muscles,” she says. Abby’s personal and professional direction illustrates the depth of possibilities and opportunities available to those in the trades. BC AMTA trains candidates for trades-related employment in the mining and mining support services. From mining and exploration, construction, power line, drilling and equipment fabrication, BC AMTA candidates can apply a variety of trades skills within this industry. “BC AMTA gave me a lot of knowledge and I like to steer people in their direction. They helped me to get on my feet and become successful,” says Abby. her profile on pg. 13

Women In Trades Program showing to be a Success in Kamlooops

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After School Aboriginal Girls Mentors GroupThe Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society, Kamloops School District, First Nations Education Council, and TRU would like to introduce the group. It is intended to give extra support to Aboriginal girls in such areas as: moccasin making, birch bark baskets, traditional teachings and working on various self empowerment tools. There will be two groups of ten girls ranging from ages 9-13, working with Aboriginal female mentors. Transportation arrangements may be available. Call Renee Narcisse, facilitator @ 250-376-1296 for more information. Group 1 is on Tuesdays 3:30 pm to 5:30 pmGroup 2 is Wednesdays 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Cknúcwentn Court – First Nations Court 2013/2014Kamloops Courthouse – Courtroom 3C Court commences at 9:30 am, December 13, 2014Friday, January 10 - Friday, February 7 - Friday, March 7 - Friday, April 4 - Friday, May 2 - Friday, June 6For assistance or further information pleasecontact: Cknúcwentn Duty Counsel, RaymondPhillips at 250- -455--2471 or Toll free at1- 855- 355- 2471or Native Courtworker, Rae- AnneSasakamoose at 1- 877- 811- 1190 or KamloopsLegal Aid at 250- 314- 1900

White Buffalo Society is located on 517A Tranquille Raod (across from Lotus Inn). They offer a variety of programs:* Family Empowerment Group * Groups for Women and Families on an 8 week rotating cycle * Men’s Open, Drop-In Group: Weds. 1-3 pm* Support for family unity and wellness* Referrals to Treatment Programs* Post-group follow-upGIFT GIVERS GROUP

Topics are based on holistic Aboriginal cultural teachings and western approaches - promoting physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and well-being.

Topics will include:The Medicine Wheel as a basis for wellnessHistorical traumaEmpowerment & Self-EsteemDealing with AddictionsPathways for healthy families & relationships.Body & SexualityAngerCommunicationTrauma & ViolenceAboriginal Family Health and Addictions Program has established an Aboriginal Youth Mental Health and Addictions Committee. The committee works to make certain that appropriate planning, emergency response and health strategies are in place for Aboriginal youth dealing with mental health and addiction issues.

EDUCATIONWhite Buffalo Aboriginal Health Society hosts a variety of free education and awareness workshops designed for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health providers, social service providers and community members. The primary focus is on issues concerning Aboriginal youth mental health and addictions. Workshops occur throughout the year. Please contact White Buffalo Aboriginal Health Society and Resource Centre for a schedule or to be contacted about upcoming events.We are always looking for speakers willing to present on relevant and interesting topics related to Aboriginal holistic health. If there is a topic you would like to see addressed, or want to speak on please contact the Health Coordinator to discuss your ideas.

NATIVE HOROSCOPE..........

WHISPERING PINES/CLINTON INDIAN BAND

Nominations:Date: Wed. Dec. 18, 2013Place: Band Office 615 Whispering Pines Dr.

Time: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Elections:Date: February 4, 2014Time: 8:00 am to 9:00 pmPlace: Band Office 615 Whispering Pines Dr.

The Urban Secwepemc Working Group in Vancouver would like to thank the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society for sponsorship of the “An evening of Secwepemc Storytelling” workshop with Kenthen Thomas on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 in Vancouver. As well as a Xyum Kukstemc to Kenthen Thomas for sharing the stories, and to the Adams Lake Indian Band for the salmon, and all the participants who attended the session. It was amazing to come together to share and learn. We look forward to future gatherings. Again, Kukstemc from the Urban Secwepemc Working Group: founded by Linda August (Elder, Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band); Nathan Kinbasket (Elder, Splatsin First Nation); Larry Johnny (Adams Lake Indian Band); Dawn Francois (Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band); and Rebecca Jules (Adams Lake Indian Band).

CONTACT/REFERRAL SERVICEThe Aboriginal Family Health and Addictions Program maintains a community health data base of existing and new health and social service programs inclusive of addictions and mental health services, child and family services, family counselling, housing and other relevant medical or community needs. Our contact/referral service system works to enhance the coordination of mental health and addictions services. It also promotes improved access to mental health and addictions services and to ensure culturally appropriate services are in place and made in a timely manner.

PRIMARY HEALH CLINICWhite Buffalo Aboriginal Health Society has a Family Nurse Practitioner who provides client-centered health care including:Men’s/Women’s /Family HealthOrdering of diagnostic screening testsTreatment of acute and chronic illnessesReferrals to specialists when requiredPrescribing of most medicationsNo narcotics will be prescribed or be kept on siteEVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 1:30PM TO 4:30PM

For more information: White Buffalo Aboriginal & Metis SocietyPhone: 250-554-1176 Fax 250-554-11157

Goose: Dec 22 – Jan 19 If you want something done – give it to the Goose. Persevering, dogged, and ambitious to a fault, the Goose sets goals for accomplishment, and always obtains them. The goose is determined to succeed at all cost – not for the approval of other – but those with this Native American animal symbol competes with his/her own internal foe. Driven is the watchword for the Goose’s dominating personality trait – which makes them excellent in business and competitive sports. When tempered with supportive, nurturing family and friends, the Goose excels in all things he/she attempts. In a loving environment the Goose can be very passionate, humorous, gregarious, and even sensual. However, lead to his/her own devises, the Goose may fall into obsessive or addictive behaviors that will inevitably be his/her demise.

Otter: Jan 20 - Feb 18 A little quirky, and unorthodox, the Otter is a hard one to figure sometimes. Perceived as unconventional, the Otter methods aren’t the first ones chosen to get the job done. This is a big mistake on the part of others – because although unconventional, the Otter’s methods are usually quite effective. Yes, the Otter has unusual way of looking at things, but he/she is equipped with a brilliant imagination and intelligence, allowing him/her an edge over every one else. Often very perceptive and intuitive, the Otter makes a very good friend, and can be very attentive. In a nurturing environment the Otter is sensitive, sympathetic, courageous, and honest. Left to his/her own devices, the Otter can be unscrupulous, lewd, rebellious, and isolated.


Big Bigger BestComparative and superlative degree of comparison for wordsExamples:big bigger bestbad worse worstclean cleaner cleanesthot hotter hottestbeautiful more beautiful most beautifulcharming more charming most charming

In Secwepemctsin we make comparative forms by taking the I-form of adjectives (formed by reduplicating the consonant before the stressed vowel), then doubling the consonant even a third time, as in;big xyum xyeyuym biggerlong yect yeyeyct longertall wist wewiwst taller(tall for non-human items and trees)tall text tetetxt taller(of people)fat qutst ququqtst fatterfast xwent xwexwexwent fastercold ts ellt tsetsets llt colderbroader lleq‘t llellellqt broader*note the consonants m, n, l, w, and y, become m, n, l, w and y when they are the consonant which is to be tripled.The _________er!Another way to make comparative statements is to use the word p7ecw. P7ecw means moreExamples:P7ecwrensxyuym Iambigger P7ecwresxyums heisbiggerP7ecwrensxwexwnt Iamfaster P7ecwresxwent.s sheisfasterP7ecwrenstetxt Iamtaller P7ecwrestext.s he is tallerP7ecwrests ellt ItiscolderP7ecwresxixeyt ItishotterP7ecwresle7sreMonateLouise. Monaisbetter(atit)thanLouise.P7ecwresqutst.sreSkemcisteXgwelemc. GrizzlyisfatterthanFox.P7ecwresyect.scumresupe7s. Histailislonger.P7ecwresyect.scumrenqimemke. Mypencilissharper.P7ecwresle7scumrennts e7sqexe. Myhorseisbetter.P7ecwresxwent.scumrennts e7sqeqxe. Myhorseisfaster.(cum ..at all as in “ta7 cum” – “not at all”)

To express the “best”, the tallest, the longest, etc. we add sen- at the beginning and –s at the end of the word:good le7 resenle7s thebesttall text resentext.s thetalleststrong relralt resenrelralt.s thestrongest

The Secwépemc Calendar Pelltetéqem - “cross-over month” M-teqmes re mégcen re m-yews re sycetwílcs re sitqt. Yirí7 lu7 m-ts7écwes re Secwépemc. M-yews re stitéys. M-Ié7es re stscentés re

c7es7ístktens. Necwentés lu7 re stsmémelt re stsgwéyens re stetex7éms.

This is the month the days get longer. The Secwépemc were happy and they drummed and danced. They had fixed up their winter homes good. They believed this

was the time for the children to visit the elders.

I am the tallest (of them) – ren tsetswe re sentext.s

So the “s” we add on the end really means “their” (as in re tsitcws their house)

HerearethesomeusefulSecwepemcadjectivesand the comparatives to learn. Foreachoftheformsbelow,wegiveyouthebaseform, its plural, then the comparative form (some youwillseetheformvery,really,too-7uwi)

good le7,lele7(pl) better lelel7e best resenle7s reallygood le7uwibad kist,keskist worse kekikst worst resenkist.sreallybad kiste7uwibig xyum, xixyum bigger xyeyuymbiggest re senxyums reallybig xyume7uwismall kwoyi7se,kweykwoyi7sesmaller kwoyeyiysesmallest resenkwoyi7sereallysmall kwoyi7se7uwihard qixt,qexqixtharder qeqiqxt hardest resenqixt.stoohard qixte7uwi(both difficult and un-soft)easy stam7,stemtam7easier stetatm7 easiest resenstam7stooeasy steme7uwilong yect, yecyect longer yeyeyct longest re senyect.s toolong yecte7uwishort (of things)cwtsetsitsse7t,cwetscwtsetsitsse7t shorter cwtsetsetsitsse7tshortest sencwtsetsitsse7t.stooshort cwtsetsitsse7te7uwitallofpeople text,textexttaller tetetxt tallest resentext.stootall texte7uwitall/high (of things) wist, weswist taller wewiwsttallest re senwist.s tootall wiste7uwifat qutst,qetsqutst fatter ququqtst fattest resenqutst.stoofat qutste7uwiskinny tsqwexw,tsqwexwqwexwskinnier tsqwqweqwxwtskinniest resentsqwexstooskinny tsqwexwe7uwi


(Stacy Pavlov photo) Okanagan AdvertiserA teaching moment. From left to right; Sydney, Elisabeth, Shawna, Ryan and Wilbur admire the wreaths laid at the Splatsin cenotaph during the Aboriginal Veterans Day ceremony last Thursday. (Stacy Pavlov photo) The youngest generation of the Splatsin Band were afforded an opportunity to honour the Splatsin warriors and soldiers during Aboriginal Veterans Day this year. Thursday, Nov. 8 marks the day set aside to remember Canada’s aboriginal people who have fought for this country on the front line of every major battle going as far back as 1812. This Veterans Day, the children of the Splatsin Teaching Centre (Tsm7aksaltn), along with several band members, paid homage to those who served and fought, during a ceremony at the Splatsin cenotaph where the youngsters laid wreaths and sang traditional honour songs. “We are here today to pay honour to all those who went on before us, to those who stood strong when called upon. We give thanks to their strength, endurance and sacrifice,” said Splatsin band member Randy Williams. The children were told Aboriginal Veterans from Splatsin fought in the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War, Seven Years War with France and the American Revolutionary War. According to Splatsin band elder Rosalind Williams, it was in 2008 that Splatsin Veteran George Thomas went high into the mountains to pray for his people. “During that time he was guided to see and find a young tree that would serve as a staff to pay honour to the Veterans of Splatsin. He searched and when he found it he was prompted to hold it skywards as he called out loudly, ‘this is the one for the Veterans’ and an eagle flew overhead...a sign that his prayers had been answered,” explained Williams. Since that time, the honour staff has been decorated and under the care of the women of the Splatsin Teaching Centre. The staff is brought forth each Veterans Day and used during the ceremony.

The Youngest Honour the Oldest

The members of Splatsin nominated 30 people for 5 positions on Council at the nomination meeting on November 21st 2013. Current Kukpi7 Christian is running for re-election along with Crystal Johnson, and Lawrence Lee for the Chief position. The nomination list is long for the Splatsin Band Chief and council election this January.

The lengthy list wasn’t a surprise to Christian, however, who’s served as Chief for four consecutive two-year terms, as well as an additional reign from 1979 to 1987 and from 1977 to 1979 as a councillor.

“It’s their right to nominate even if people aren’t there to agree. It doesn’t seem to be an issue, they just do it. Over the years it’s been that way,” said Christian, who is in the process of trying to move away from the Indian Act and making elections and govern-ing within the band more transparent. The Splatsin community has adopted a Custom Election Code that deals with nominations in a different format but is awaiting approval from Ottawa and that approval was not in time for this election cycle.

The bottom line says Christian, is that people need to get out and vote Jan. 7, 2014 at the Splatsin Health Centre from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters must be registered members of the band. Currently there are just over 600 mem-bers. Traditionally, the band only has about a 200 voters or 30 per cent voter turnout.

“Get out and vote,” encouraged Kukpi7 Christian.

The list of candidates is subject to with-drawal, which may occur by Nov. 30. For a complete list of candidates, drop in to the band office. If there are registered members of Splatsin who have not received voting pack-ages they are encouraged to contact:

F.P.SchiffnerElectoral OfficerPhone number: 604-943-0522Fax Number: 604-943-0527Cell Number: 604-786-2512Email: [email protected]

“Get out and Vote”

I am Jolene Anderson, a daughter, a mother, grandmother and a healthy role model. I am a proud member of Neskonlith Indian band in Chase, BC. Throughout my life, I’ve been blessed to have danced in both urban and traditional worlds. By living urban I

learned to be strong, courageous and independent and by living culturally I learned to use my heart and spirit. Upon moving back to my community, I’ve had many accomplishments including being a student at Thompson Rivers University in the Human Services Program 2nd year. For my short term goals I aspire to continue my education in the Social Work Degree program. With my life experience and my education I strive to share every tool I have learned to benefit my communities well-being and healing journeys. I am humbled and grateful to the people who have helped me get to where I am today. Kukwtsétsemc!

Tia Felix of Splatsin, UBC of Ok Bachelor of Science Dietetics 2016

Julianne Rae Peters ren skwekwst. Te Tsq’escen re st’e7kwen. Antionette Archie re skwest,s re kye7e, ele Raphael Peptersre skwest,s ren xpe7e lu7. I and in my TRU Trades First Year Technical Training of Electricity. Kuswstsetsemc to

my partner Dorian for standing beside me. Encouraging me every step of the way. Kukwstec-kuk to my family for their support, and also to my sponsors BCAMTA, ATEC and STEP for making this possible. Kukwstsetsemc Tqeltkukwpi7 for helping me find my path.

2013 STEP SCHOLARSHP AWARDS

Hello, thank you first of all for allowing me to be a recipient of your scholarship. I am honored. There are a few photos of myself also a boot rack I had made in a mig welding class I took apart from my level C welding. Hard work is paying off. I appreciate your support STEP! -Zunika (Jules) Cook, Trades

Hilary McLean of Tk’umlups Indian Band also an award recipient – TRU Social Work/Human Services 2014


New Oral Medication for Type 2 Diabetes Coming Soon This is the sixtieth article in a series of articles discussing type 2 diabetes. With the incidence of diabetes being on the rise in our population, at Manshadi Pharmacy we have taken a great interest in diabetes care and would be happy to answer any questions that you may have regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diabetes and its related complications. Recently I noticed an advertisement from Janssen Pharmaceuticals about a new medication for type 2 diabetes that works in a completely unique way than the medications we currently have available. This is exciting news as a completely new medication for type 2 diabetes has not been launch on the market in quite a few years since Victoza and Januvia were released. In this article, I would like to review the mechanism of action, effectiveness and side effects of this new medication so that when it becomes available, you will be educated if your doctor decides that it may be a pos-sible treatment option for you. This new medication, called cana-gliflozin, targets the transporters in the kid-neys responsible for glucose reabsorption, called SGLT2 (sodium glucose cotransport-er 2). These transporters are responsible for glucose reabsorption into the bloodstream, contributing to elevated blood glucose lev-els. It has been shown that in people with type 2 diabetes there is an increase in the number of these transporters. Therefore, by inhibiting the action of these transport-ers and lowering the kidneys threshold for glucose, excess glucose is excreted in the urine, lowering blood sugar levels. Research on this new medication has shown that it is effective in lowering blood glucose levels and hemoglobin A1C, reducing body weight and lowering blood pressure. It appears that its benefit on A1C falls somewhere between lowering it from 1-1.5%. It has been shown to be just as effective as adding on a sulfonylurea (e.g. glyburide, Diamicron) to metformin and more effective than Januvia when added to metformin and a sulfonylurea. It’s main side effects appear to be increased risk of urinary tract infections, yeast infec-tions, and increased urination. It has a low incidence of causing hypoglycemia, but this can be increased if added to insulin or other oral medications that increase the excre-tion of insulin from the pancreas such a sulfonylureas. Additionally, it may increase cholesterol levels, particularly LDL, which is the bad cholesterol. So far, a release date for this medica-tion in Canada has not been set yet, but I will keep you up to date as soon as more information is available. It is hard to say what role this medication will play for type 2 diabetes as more information is needed

on its safety and effectiveness, but as I mentioned, it is exciting to have one more option available to help control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics. Remember, just like with all medication therapy, proper diabetes management should be built on a strong foundation of a healthy lifestyle. If you have any questions regarding this topic or anything concerning your diabetes care, please feel free to contact me and I would be happy to answer them for you.

Sincerely, Laura Burgess, B.Sc. Pharm., Certified Diabetes EducatorPharmacist, Manshadi Pharmacy

Answering Your Questions on Diabetes This is the sixty second article in a series of articles discussing type 2 diabetes. With the incidence of diabetes being on the rise in our population, at Manshadi Pharmacy we have taken a great interest in diabetes care and would be happy to answer any questions that you may have regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diabetes and its related complications. In this article I would like to take

the time to answer some of the ques-tions that I have been asked regarding diabetes. I hope that by sharing these with the general public, it will help to answer some questions that some you may possibly been wondering about as well. If you have a particular question pertaining to diabetes that you would like answered, please feel free to stop by the pharmacy and I would be happy to help you.

One of the most common questions that I get asked is if there is a meter that tests your blood glucose levels without requiring you to poke yourself. There is a company in the United States, called Grove Instru-ments, that has been working on this for several years and is now running clinical trials on a blood glucose meter that uses infrared spectroscopy. It works by using a laser which emits a specific wavelenghth which is aborbed by the glucose molecules in the blood. The higher the glucose levels in the blood, the more the wavelength is absorbed. Once the clinical trials are com-pleted, they will be applying for approval by the FDA in 2014. If it meets the FDA standards, then it will be available in the US sometime in 2015-2016. That means that it could be coming to Canada shortly there-after, as long as it meets Health Canada’s standard of being within 20% of laboratory blood glucose readings. Another interesting question that I was recently asked was how the IBU (Inter-national Bitterness Units) of beer relates to the sugar or carbohydrate content of the beer. Being a non-drinker, this was a

difficult question for me to research and answer. From what I understand, IBU simply rates how bitter a beer tastes, the higher IBU rating the more bitter the beer. The bitterness of beer is mainly determined by how much hops is added to the beer during the brewing process, whereas the carbohydrate content of a beer is related to how much the sugar in the grain is fermented by the yeast during the brewing process. I could not find a direct link between IBU and the carbo-hydrate content of beer, but the average 12 ounce serving of regular (5% alcohol) beer contains approximately 10 grams of carbohydrate. This can vary depending on the type of beer, so it is always best to refer to the manufacturer for exact numbers. Diabetics have to be extra careful when consuming alcohol as it can lead to unpredictable blood glucose levels, so I will be reviewing this in more detail in my next article. Finally, probably the most common question I get asked is what is the best diet for a diabetic to follow? With so many fad diets out there such as the Paleo diet, Mediterranean, DASH, Atkins, etc., it can be confusing. Recently there was an article in the Consumer Reports on Health maga-zine comparing a few of the more popular diets in terms of the Pros and Cons and research to support each, and the Mediterra-nean (fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, olive oil, and fish) seemed to be the best in terms of reducing the risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain types of cancer. However, it seemed to be the hardest to follow as it is a very unstructured diet. Personally, when it comes to eating healthy for diabetes prevention and man-agement, I support common sense healthy eating, with good portion control following the structure of half your plate vegetables, a quarter a whole grain or starch, and and a quarter a protein and staying away from refined or processed foods.Sincerely, Laura Burgess, B.Sc. Pharm., Certified Diabetes Educatorharmacist, Manshadi Pharmacy

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APTN NEWS A senior British Columbia chief says the deputy minister of Aboriginal Affairs made a “snide remark” about the lack of Idle No More protests during a recent meeting in Ottawa of a committee created after a controversial meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and First Nation chiefs last Jan. 11.Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, said Aboriginal Affairs deputy minister Michael Wernick made the remark during a Dec. 6 meeting of the senior oversight committee on comprehensive claims. “One of the most senior federal officials made a very snide remark,” said Phillip. “(Wernick) said something to the effect that there is not as much noise outside this time.”APTN National News contacted Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt’s office seeking comment, but has of yet not received a response. Phillip said the remark shows Ottawa won’t make any changes until they are directly challenged on the streets through demonstrations. “The only time they are compelled to act is when we have that noise outside,” said Phillip. “We need to actually manifest ourselves as nations.” Phillip’s statements came during a debate at the Assembly of First Nations special chiefs meeting in a Gatineau, Que., casino around the senior oversight committee on comprehensive claims, also known as modern day treaties.Chiefs were warned that Ottawa’s modern-day treaty process was a “trap” aimed at “extinguishing” their rights. (Arthur Manuel, left, proxy for Neskonlith Indian Band, and Russ Diabo, right, proxy for Wold Lake First Nation. APTN/Photo)First Nations negotiating modern-day treaties will become beggars in their own lands, said a representative from a British Columbia First Nation sent to speak on behalf of his community’s chief at the Assembly of First Nations winter gathering. Arthur Manuel, who is a proxy for the Neskonlith Indian Band in B.C., said his community won’t negotiate with Ottawa until “extinguishment” is taken off the table. “We know that is their real goal and objective because it has to do with our land,” said Manuel. Manuel said reserve lands make up just 0.2 per cent of all land in Canada. “What does (Prime Minister Stephen) Harper represent? He represents 99.8 per cent. Who is going to be rich and who is going to be poor? The guy who gets 0.2 is going to be poor,” said Manuel. “You need to deal with land before you deal with self government because you’ll be a beggar in your own land.” Manuel was responding to a presentation by AFN B.C. regional chief Jody Wilson-Raybould on the progress of the senior oversight committee which includes senior federal officials and First Nation representatives. Wilson-Raybould spoke about the need to transform federal policy on the issue. Manuel said the committee would do little to change the current aim of things. “If you are going to change the policy all you are saying is talking about Harper’s political decision. That is what policies are, it is a political decision, it has nothing to do with the law,” said Manuel. “You need to talk about what kind of political weight, political impetus to change the prime minister’s mind and I do not

believe SOC (the senior oversight committee) is strong enough…scrap the SOC, get rid of it because it’s not going to meet the needs of Indigenous people in this country.”Russ Diabo, a proxy for Wolf Lake First Nation in Quebec, said Ottawa wants “extinguishment” and was pushing for it at 93 negotiating tables with individual First Nation communities while the AFN was trying to convince the federal government to change its policies. “Meanwhile we are sitting here talking about reconciliation,” said Diabo. “What you are doing is exchanging pre-existing rights for new rights and they are diminished rights and it is to become Canadian within the Canadian federation…Are we falling into a trap here?” Diabo made similar comments during a preliminary session Monday and Wilson-Raybould addressed it directly during her presentation and referred to Nelson Mandela in her response.“Somebody said they do not support reconciliation or don’t need reconciliation and to me this was an interesting comment to make. It is a bit of a dangerous comment or a sad comment,” she said. “We have to come together to be building or our nations or builders of a broader country that we have to live in.” A separate senior oversight committee was also created from the Jan. 11 meeting to discuss treaties and it’s also facing resistance from some chiefs. “I am afraid for my children, I am afraid if we continue down this pass with this SOC process, if we continue to give it more legitimacy than we already have, I fear we are in trouble,” said Serpent River First Nation Chief Isadore Day, from Ontario. Day, responding to a presentation on the treaty SOC by AFN Saskatchewan regional chief Perry Bellegarde, said the AFN had no mandate from chiefs to enter into the SOC talks.“If you give proof to me that this SOC has been formally endorsed and we have given mandate of full force to proceed, until then, there is no mandate for SOC,” said Day, to clapping in the audience. Bellegarde, who is believed to be angling for a run to replace Atleo in 2015, said he welcomed the comments. “That’s what this is all about, dialogue,” he said. “You see the diversity across this land in terms of treaties.” But it was an AFN youth delegate from Onion Lake First Nation who triggered the loudest applause after he took the microphone, which is reserved for chiefs or their proxies. “I hear people talk about sovereignty, talk about rights, all these things, but do they understand them,” said Clayton Tootoosis, who is from Treaty 6. “We were born with these rights, given to us from the Creator.” Tootoosis, who was given the right to speak at the microphone by one of the chiefs in the assembly, said it bothered him that chiefs talked about treaties and money in the same breath. “We are here talking within this casino, talking about money, talking about treaty,” said Tootoosis. “But it seems we have forgotten who we are, I know exactly who I am, I come to this earth. Let us remember who we are and where we come from…We are not about money, that is not our way.”

Aboriginal Affairs DM made snide remark Idle No Mores Silence BC Chief

“How long have I known you, oh Canada? A hundred years? Yes, a hundred years. And many many ‘seelanum” more. And today, when you celebrate your hundred years, oh Canada, I am sad for all the Indian people throughout the land.

For I have known you when your forests were mine; when they gave me my meat and my clothing. I have known you in your streams and rivers where your fish flashed and danced in the sun, where the waters said come, come and eat of my abundance. I have known you in the freedom of your winds. And my spirit, like the winds, once roamed your good lands.

But in the long hundred years since the white man came, I have seen my freedom disappear like the salmon going mysteriously out to sea. The white man’s strange customs which I could not understand, pressed down upon me until I could no longer breathe.

When I fought to protect my land and my home, I was called a savage. When I neither understood nor welcomed this way of life, I was called lazy. When I tried to rule my people, I was stripped of my authority.

My nation was ignored in your history textbooks - they were little more important in the history of Canada than the buffalo that ranged the plains. I was ridiculed in your plays and motion pictures, when I drank your fire water, I got drunk -- very, very drunk. And I forgot.

Oh Canada, how can I celebrate with you this Centenary, this hundred years? Shall I thank you for the reserves that are left to me of my beautiful forests? For the canned fish of my rivers? For the loss of my pride and authority, even among my own people? For the lack of my will to fight back? No! I must forget what’s past and gone.

Oh, God in Heaven! Give me back the courage of the olden Chiefs. Let me wrestle with my surroundings. Let me again, as in the days of old, dominate my environment. Let me humbly accept this new culture and through it rise up and go on.

Oh, God! Like the Thunderbird of old I shall rise again out of the sea; I shall grab the instruments of the white man’s success---his education, his skills, and with these new tools I shall build my race into the proudest segment of your society. Before I follow the great Chiefs who have gone before us, oh Canada, I shall see these things come to pass.

I shall see our young braves and our chiefs sitting in the houses of law and government, ruling and being ruled by the knowledge and freedom of our great land. So shall we shatter the barriers of our isolation. So shall the next hundred years be the greatest and proudest in the proud history of our tribes and nations.”

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Bicep Exercise:Hold your left arm at a 90 degree angle. Extend your right arm down by your body and curl up to shoulder, repeat 10 reps (make sure your elbows stay a bit forward by ribs). Repeat on other side. Do 2 sets.

Tricep 1: Stand up straight, hold your weight with both hands and extend arms straight up (keep your shoulders away from your ears). Lower the weight behind your head slowly then lift up slowly with Control. Do 10 reps & 2 sets)

Tricep 2: Set yourself up in a push up position, make sure your wrists, elbows and shoulders are in line. Lower yourself down with keeping your elbows close and tucked into the side of you body. Push your self back up and repeat for 6 reps. Do 2 sets. A modified version is to drop to your knees.

Tricep 3: Go down on all fours. Hold your left arm a 90 degree angle beside your body. Push the weight back till its right beside your hips. Lower with control to 90 degrees, then repeat for 10 reps. Do 2 sets.

Goal Setting Workshop Personal development is an important part of getting fit. To believe in yourself and set a goal is KEY. Whenever I think of starting something new or a fitness program or taking a course or changing something in my life, etc.. I see if it falls into the goals I want to achieve for my life. So your probably wondering ya we all set goals, but I want to take you through a goal setting workshop that I love that helped me define and outline my personal life goals. Jim Rohn is one of my all time favorite inspirational speakers. He said “if you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much”. First, Write a list of everything u would like to accomplish.. Take this time to dream... What would u like to do? Where do you want to travel? do u want to learn to play an instrument? Do u want a degree? Get your masters? Get in best of Shape of your life? Write a list for the next 5 minutes... Everything u can think of, write it down. Then beside each goal write either a 1 year, 3 year, 5 year or 10year goal. It’s great to do this because u get ideas flowing and to write your goals down on paper is the first step to achieving them. You may find that you have a lot of 1 year goals and that’s fine. When I first did this I only had 2-10year goals. Alright, Separate your goals

by years. Take a look at all your 1 year goals and prioritize them. I do this by thinking of my personal values. For example, I value 1) family, 2) health, 3) personal devlopment, 4) business. Now once you prioritize them, you gotta put action into your goals on how you think you will achieve them or what you think the process will be. Some processes may change overtime and thats fine too. I did a goal setting workshop, the beginning of 2013 and One of my 1 year goals, was to get in the best shape of my life. I knew I had to start something new and my friend randomly introduced me to a 60day challenge group February 2013. I started with a home workout program, supplied meal plan and month supply of shake. I have never looked back! I am enjoying my fitness journey, had alot of trial/error and I truly am in the best shape of my life. Whatever your goals are, write them down, think of the process to activate them and put it into action. I will do this goal setting workshop every year and some goals may change or the process to reach my goal will be adjusted. Plus as you achieve set goals, your motivation into receiving results will be driven consistently! I hope you enjoy this goal setting workshop as much as I do. If you are looking to change things up with your fitness and nutrition, Contact me today.Vanessa Gottfriedson www.facebook.com/gottfriedsonfitness www.gottfriedsonfitness.com

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Nelson Mandela will be buried with an eagle feather brought to South Africa by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo, it was announced at a special chiefs assembly Wednesday. Photo courtesy of the AFN

Nelson Mandela will be buried with an eagle feather brought to South Africa by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo, it was announced at a special chiefs assembly Wednesday.

The eagle feather will travel with Mandela’s body to Qunu, the place where the man known to his people as Madiba grew-up and which will be laid to rest. Mandela will be buried there Sunday.

Atleo gave the eagle feather to Canada’s high commissioner to South Africa who has the task of ensuring the feather gets into the hands of the South African government for Mandela’s final journey. Atleo also gave a smaller eagle feather to the high commissioner as a “gesture of friendship” and a symbol of the importance of the task.

“The eagle feather was given to the high commissioner who has been charged with the responsibility,” said Ovide Mercredi, a former AFN national chief, who broke the news Wednesday morning to chiefs gathered in a Gatineau, Que., casino this week for their yearly winter assembly.

Mercredi said the eagle feather was handed over following a ceremony in Mandela’s honour requested by Atleo involving the Canadian

Nelson Mandela to be buried with an Eagle Feather

delegation, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Atleo sang a song from his nation used to honour the death of hereditary leaders, said Mercredi.

Mandela was not only once president of South Africa and a leader in the fight against apartheid; he was also a hereditary leader among the Xhosa. His father was a tribal chief in Transkei and named Mandela Rolihlahla at birth. Rolihlahla means “pulling branches of a tree,” but colloquially it also means “troublemaker,” according to the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s website.

“Our national chief was given the opportunity to perform a particular ceremony while Mandela was lying in state,” said Mercredi. “Our national chief said his prayer and also sang a song that is particular to his nation, a song that they used to recognize leadership and in particular hereditary chiefs and the name as you know that Mandela has been given is Madiba which is in recognition of his status within his nation, with his own people as a hereditary leader.”

Madiba is the name of Mandela’s clan and stems from the name of a Thembu chief who ruled in the Transkei during the 18th century, according to the foundation.

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Mercredi said the ceremony included Harper, three former prime ministers, two former governor generals and the premiers who were part of the Canadian delegation. Former governor-general Adrianne Clarkson held an eagle feather during the ceremony.

Mercredi also said that Atleo also discussed Mandela’s legacy and the current relationship between Canada and its Indigenous population with former prime ministers Jean Chretien and Joe Clarke.

“(They discussed) the importance of bringing to Canada the teachings and lessons provided by Mandela with respect to peace and reconciliation,” said Mercredi.

“That leadership needs to be demonstrated in this country…The national chief is reporting to us that he has begun that dialogue of reconciliation of justice with the leaders he is travelling with.


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BC Hydro submits smart meter options enrollment numbers to BCUC VANCOUVER: BC Hydro submitted to the BC Utilities Commission today the enrollment figures for the Meter Choices Program. The Commission is in the process of independently reviewing fees for the choices to ensure BC Hydro is only recovering the additional cost of providing and servicing the radio-off and analog options. The Meter Choices fees were approved on an interim basis by the Commission in October. If the final fees differ from the interim rate, BC Hydro will adjust customers’ bills accordingly. About 68,000 customers had the option of making a choice as part of the Meter Choices Program. Of these customers:· 48,240 customers elected to take a smart meter;· 6,270 customers elected to retain the old legacy meter;· 450 customers elected to take a radio-off meter; and· the remaining 13,110 customers did not contact BC Hydro and will retain the old legacy meter by default. In total, about 19,380 customers will now have a monthly legacy meter fee – this represents one per cent of the total number of BC Hydro customers. Those fees were effective Dec. 2, 2013. Customers who requested a radio-off meter will see the fees applied April 1, 2014. BC Hydro expects the enrollment numbers to evolve over the coming months as the utility continues to confirm customers’ choices. Adding another 48,240 smart meters to the system will bring the number of BC Hydro customers benefitting from the modernized grid to 99 per cent. Modernizing the electricity grid plays a crucial role in BC Hydro’s plan to provide a secure and reliable power system for customers all over the province. Once complete, a modernized grid will help BC Hydro improve its management of the electricity system, lower costs, reduce theft, encourage conservation and automatically detect outages. Examples of benefits already being provided by the modernized grid include: · 95 per cent of customers with smart meters have been transitioned to automated billing.· 90 per cent of customers with smart meters can view their detailed energy use through their secure online MyHydro account – helping them to save energy and money.· 2,100 pre-existing unsafe meter socket conditions on customers’ homes were repaired by a certified electrician at no cost to the homeowner. Last summer, the Province of B.C. announced three choices for residential customers who still did not have a smart meter installed:1. a standard smart meter at no cost;2. a radio-off meter for a $100 set-up fee and $20 monthly fee; and3. keeping an old meter for a $35 monthly fee as long as stocks last. The fees to retain an old meter or choose a radio-off meter ensure the vast majority of customers who have accepted a smart meter are not subsidizing the choices of a very small number of customers.deliver a safe and reliable supply of electricity for today’s customers and for generations to come.

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SCES Adult Education & Little Fawn Daycare held a loonie auction and chilli & bannock luncheon fundraiser on Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Chief Louis Center Dining Room. Funds raised will go towards the hot lunch program for both Little Fawn Daycare and Adult Ed. We would like to express our gratitude to those who donated to the loonie auction: Sage Tomma & Sage’s Grandma, Edith Fortier, Linda Wilson, Raveon Goodwater, Ellijah Jules, Judy Jules, Julia Bennett, Jaimi Rowse, Wendy Bruzzese, Tina Smith, Gloria Manuel, Richard Tronson, Janice Michel, Yvonne Fortier, Grace Howse and Bryan Rattray. In addition, a special mention to the 50/50 draw winner Denise Thomas, who so graciously donated $50.00 of her winnings back to the program. In addition, a special thank you goes out to our bannock maker, Barb Jules. Never forgotten, the maintenance staff at TIB – thank you for accommodating us!From our Lleqmelc to yours, Happy Holidays!

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Hospital staff infected at party catered by Dorian Greek HouseLast Updated: Monday, December 16th, 2013 | 4:48pm PST Story by: Sandy Hall

Interior Health Authority officials say a downtown Kamloops restaurant was the source of the norovirus bug that struck more than three-dozen staff at Royal Inland Hospital last week.Medical Health Officer Dr. Rob Parker says the staff became sick after attending a party catered by Dorian Greek House.Parker adds despite precautionary measures and extra cleaning undertaken by Dorian’s -- a second party hosted by the restaurant Friday has resulted in another group of patrons falling ill just yesterday (Sunday).Parker says Dorian has been closed temporarily while it hires a company to give the restaurant a full cleaning.26 elective surgeries at Royal Inland were postponed last week - but hospital officials say operations are back to normal today.Norovirus causes severe diarrhea and vomiting - but Parker says adults usually recover within a couple of days.

IHA identifies Kamloops restaurant as Norovirus source

Winter Solstice Sllekmewes (Stick Game) Tournament: $1000 Added prize money

Location: Simpcw First Nation Community HallDate: December 21, 2013Dinner: 4pmTraditional Game: 5pmEntry Fee: $100Players: Minimum 3, no maximumCome out for an evening of fun!!!!For more information contact: Sam Saul (250) 571.2509 or Shelly Loring (250) 682.8901

PELLTETEQEM 2013 Secwepemc NEWS 13Submitted by Abby Marchand Hi, My name is Abby Marchand . I am Splatsin/Statlimx/Okanagan and proud. I am also a single mom of five beautiful people: Brandon, Cassidy, Desiree, Genessa, and Garrett. They are my motivation. I grew up in Vernon where I followed my dad around while he worked, as did my two bros. My dad did everything from auto mechanics to auto body, log house building, hunting, cutting firewood, carving with his chainsaw, carving and just having fun. Everything he did interested me. I would watch him intently as he drew out his carvings. Dad (Gordon Marchand) amazed me. He is my inspiration. As a rebellious teenybopper, I became an alcoholic, I very much lacked in self -respect, and I made a bad name for myself also. There is no way I can change the past and I cannot continue to worry about what others think of me. I had to make myself a better person. I attempted to quit drinking about 20 times, finally I chose not to drink alcohol anymore, I then went through Round Lake Treatment Center and dealt with my biggest issues. I vouch for the traditional healing to be the best route, through sweat ceremonies. It has been 25 years since I have touched alcohol and don’t believe I ever will again. My sobriety began in Enderby and it has become a second home to me, the community is very welcoming. Later Kamloops then became home to me. I was living in Kamloops on welfare, and times were pretty tough. I needed a big change in life. One day my mom (one

of my biggest supporters) called and informed me of the Aboriginal Women in Trades program. I never heard of it before because it was the pilot project. I drove over and signed up right away. One of the best decisions of my life, I made some beautiful friends and we became a team helping each other along the way. I learned so much about trades and myself. I learned to be proud of who I am. There were six organizations that helped me through all this: Secwepemc Cultural Education Society, Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, BC Native Womens Society, Okanagan Training and Development Coalition, Thompson Rivers University, and later on BC Aboriginal Mining and Training Association (Thank you all). Every organization had someone that was very helpful and supportive. You never stood alone. I went through a lot of struggles to get where I’m at. The racism, abusive relationships, and daycare were some of the struggles. There are resources available in the community to assistant in various areas of racism, abuse, etc. I inform the administration of my experience of racism and it was dealth with. I went through a medicine sweat to heal, very intense but very healing. I pray for those hurting. My sense of humor was my greatest asset. As for the daycare part.. I have awesome kids and perseverance. The best thing I did was to ask for help. I am currently employed as a fabrication welder now, making mini excavators for CanDig Inc. I love welding for CanDig Inc.as this company does its part for protecting the earth and I’m proud of the reliable machinery that I have built. This machinery is supplied worldwide. In my spare time, between orders, I am fortunate that I get to design art out of the metal scrap. I love my job. My dream is to build my own sustainable housing and have my shop in the back… my own business, and world peace.

SHUSWAP NATION TRIBAL COUNCIL Secwepemc Youth Community Leader We would like to introduce Reanna Leonard, a Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc youth that is doing amazing things in the community, and is tireless in her efforts to help Secwepemc youth. Her father is Robert Leonard and her mother is the late Christine Moore. Her grand-parents on her father’s side are Sugar Montieth and the late Joseph Alexander Leonard. Reanna has been working for Shuswap Nation Tribal Council since 2007 as a Data Entry Clerk, but her job and duties extends far beyond this role. She also maintains the Virtual Library where SNTC communities can log onto our database system and access archival and historical documents. She also helps to organize the Secwepemc Elders Council Meet-ings. Community partnerships with local Aboriginal organizations are important in helping Aboriginal youth, and Reanna is committed to being a leader and mentor with her volunteer work with Secwepemc Child and Family Services Cultural programming for Secwepemc children in foster care. She provides a grounded, first-hand Secwépemc perspective on youth issues and culture, as well as being a positive role model. Some activities that this group are field trips visiting cultural sites, graffiti workshops, and video recording and editing. Reanna organizes and leads the Secwepemc Youth Council that meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council office located at 680 West Athabasca Street in Kamloops. Without her hard work, dedication and effort this group would not be possible. She is also the female representative. The Secwepemc Youth Council is an op-portunity for aboriginal youth from the ages of 14-29 to learn and develop leadership skills with the help of peers and adult supporters. The Secwepemc Youth Council nominates a representative who attends the Council of Chiefs’ meetings and has a voting position at this table. The purpose of the Secwepemc Youth Council is to guide our youth in areas of leadership, governance, title and rights issues, culture, traditions and overall well-being as the future generation of the Secwepemc nation. The next Secwepemc Youth Council Meet-ing is scheduled for September 3, 2013 at 5:30pm at SNTC. Travel assistance is available. Reanna believes education is important because it helps us down a path to a career that will provide for our families. The most important message she has for youth is to “finish high school no matter what! You need your grade 12 to get any job today!” Also spend time with the elders; they have so many amazing stories. Go see our sacred sites and ask questions. There is so much you can learn from the history of our people. She believes what makes a good leader and mentor is someone who isn’t afraid to admit their mistakes, and someone that does what’s best for the group, but takes the time to hear everyone’s opinion. A leader is someone who is confident and shows people what to do, rather than tells them. She is most proud of Secwepemc people for keeping the culture, traditions and language alive! Also for everyone willing to work together to bring everything back to those who have lost it. Reanna maintains balance in her life by eating healthy foods and getting exercise every day. In her spare time Reanna loves to draw, practice her photography, and read. She is often camping, mountain biking, and she loves going trapping with her family every winter.If you would like more information on how to join the Secwepemc Youth Council, or have any questions please contact Reanna at the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council on the web at www.shuswapnation.org or call her (778) 471-8209, or email her at [email protected]

Reanna is pictured next to an eagle pictograph at Oregon Jack Provincial Park


Mining labour crunch: Are foreign workers the solution?Controversy erupted in B.C. this year over the use of temporary foreign workers from China

Glen Paul still remembers his first week on the job at a copper-gold mine in British Columbia’s Interior — a position, he says, he landed three years ago as a “fluke” after taking a course to operate heavy machinery. Paul says he didn’t start his training with a specific plan to end up in the mining industry, but there he was at the New Afton project near Kamloops, which at the time was still two years away from full production. By his second day, he was standing underground for an orientation of the mine site. “It was slightly overwhelming, because I’ve never been to a mine before, I’ve never seen one,” says Paul, 24, who grew up on the Kamloops Indian Band reserve and was connected to the job through the B.C. Aboriginal Mine Training Association. “When I was younger, I really liked geology... I’ve always been interested in machines, and after I got to see everything underground and to see some of the machines I had a possibility of working on, I was hooked.”

Three years later, Paul is still at the mine, owned by New Gold Inc., where he now works as a technician lubricating and servicing equipment. He has completed a pre-apprenticeship course and is waiting for a heavy duty mechanic apprenticeship to open up. In many ways, Paul is a rare commodity: a young worker entering an industry that observers warn is on the verge of a critical shortage of skilled labour, with some estimates predicting B.C. alone will need more than 10,000 workers during the next 10 years. Across the country, the shortfall of workers could be more than 100,000 as older miners retire and new mines begin production. In those numbers, Paul sees opportunity — for high pay, good benefits and a chance to work close to home. “There’s lots of room to grow,” he says. “If I get my apprenticeship, that would be awesome.”

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Happy Birthday to Winter Dawn Peters on Dec.2nd. To Cathy Sampson on Dec.3rd. To Darlene Sampson on Dec4th. To Bev Tomma on Dec 9th To Jamie August on Dec.22nd from Donna Sampson

I want to wish my Son Martin Haller a Happy Birthday for Jan. 2nd. Love mommyHappy Birthday JB for Jan 25th from Barb and to Joan Paul for Jan 1st from Sis Barb‘I would like to wish all my Friends and Family a very Merry Christmas and wonderful Blessing in the New Year with love Fr. Barb Evans and Family

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Secwepemc Christmas Hymns from Setsintens re Secwepemc

This translation of Oh Come All Ye Faith-ful was made in about 1890 by Father LeJeune, OMI, who was a missionary among the Secwepemc people for almost 40 years. Secwepemc people helped him with these translations. The hymn was originally published in Chinook shorthand in his booklet Studies on Shuswap.Ida Williams from Chu Chua taught it to Marianne Ignace in 1987 who recorded the words in Secwepemctsin. It is still remember by many elders throughout Secwepemculecw.Tsxwent-iye Xwexweyt-epOh Come all Ye FaithfulTsxwentiye xwexweytepXwexwistem re qe7tse-ktTsxwent-iye, tsxwent-iye ne Bethlehem.

Yi7ene te skwimemelt, re senkukwpi7s re lesos.Tsxwent-iye tsecwmintem.Tsxwent-iye tsecwmintem,Tsxwent-iye tsecwmintem,Re tqelt kukwpi7-kt.

Antoinette Archie from Tsqescen wrote out the Secwepemc translation of Silent Night for the Secwepemc Language class in 1996. The Secwepemc language cur-riculum committee practiced it in Decem-ber 1997 and recorded it.Tukwtukwt te Sr7alSilent NightTekwtukwt te sr7alLe7 te sr7alTltilt re stem, tsektsikt re tmicwQllentem te skuyes re ki7ceKukwpi7stem re skwimemelt

C7itc ne tqeltks re tmicwC7itc ne tqeltks re tmicw

Tekwtukwt te sr7alKkupkukwpi7 tllep te swikems te skuyeTsets7ekw re stemNe tqeltks re tmicwSetsinem re lesos, “Alle-luyah”

Tskitc re skwimemelt ne tmicwTskitsc re skwimemelt ne tmicw


From the Members & Staff of the Secwepemc Health Caucus

“Season’s Greetings and

Wishing you a Healthy, Happy and Peaceful New Year”

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Happy Holidays to our employees and community!

Looking forward to an exciting 2014

We appreciate your feedback. Feedback Hotline: 250.377.2100

New Gold, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and Skeetchestn Indian Band

Working Together for a Stronger Future

On behalf of the Whispering Pines/Clinton Band, we would like to wish you and your family safe & happy holidays. Best wishes in the New Year

May this season of sharing, love and laughter bring you and your family closer. In the tradition of our ancestors, we ask that your spirit be uplifted by sharing, love and hope.

From the Chief, Council and Staff & Community of Little Shuswap Indian Band

May the Great Spirit grant you

Peace and Happiness

during the Holiday Season.

Yiri7 re kwselten-kit Me7

le7stwecw-kpne

Xyum t Sitqt Xwxwistsin

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