Press Release

January 25, 2022:Tŝilhqot’in Nation comes together to heal in response to the confirmation of 93 unmarked graves at St. Joseph’s Mission in Williams Lake, British Columbia

Williams Lake, BC: In response to the confirmation of 93 unmarked graves at St. Joseph’s Mission in Williams Lake, British Columbia, at the former Indian Residential School, the Tŝilhqot’in Nation is coming together to heal and continue our work to develop our own governing body to support our children and Read more…

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January 24, 2022: Tŝilhqot’in Ts’iqi Dechen Jedilhtan (Women’s Council) Mourns Loss of Carmelita Abraham: Calls for Immediate Action on the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Williams Lake, BC: The Tŝilhqot’in Ts’iqi Dechen Jedilhtan (Women’s Council) is mourning the loss of Carmelita Abraham. Carmelita was a 33-year-old woman from Takla First Nation who went missing in December 2021. Carmelita was found deceased on January 14, 2022 at the Willow Inn in Quesnel, BC.  51-year-old Joseph Simpson has Read more…

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January 14, 2022: Tŝilhqot’in Nation Outraged by Alaskan Commercial Fishery Threatening B.C. Bound Salmon: Calls for Immediate Review of the Pacific Salmon Treaty

Williams Lake, BC: The Tŝilhqot’in Nation is alarmed to learn about an Alaskan Commercial Fishery that is threatening salmon that are bound for British Columbia and having severe impacts on the fishing rights of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation and other First Nations in British Columbia. The Tŝilhqot’in call on Canada to Read more…

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