Səmiq ʷəʔelə News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Səmiq ʷəʔelə. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Səmiq ʷəʔelə Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Once Torn from His Nation's Past, He Helps Secure Its Future

Reaman Miller was drifting until he leapt into the net of the Kwikwetlem community his parents left. Second of two. ....

Fraser River , United States , British Columbia , George Chaffee , Josh Kozelj , Reaman Miller , Coquitlam Rivers , Kwikwetlem First Nation , Coquitlam River , Kwikwetlem First , Port Mann Bridge , First Nation , Aboriginal Affairs , Child Welfare , Eorge Chaffee Kwikwetlem , Kwikwetlem First Nation , Port Mann Bridge , Reaman Miller , ənq əmin əm , Səmiq ʷəʔelə ,

On Kwikwetlem Territory, a New Vision for Riverview

But for the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm people, their relationship with the site dwarfs colonization by about 9,000 years. Before the site became part of the City of Coquitlam, they knew it as a lush spot for food, medicine, ceremony and, due to its high elevation, a refuge during floods and raids by other communities, said Hall.
After the Riverview Hospital officially closed in 2012, the province and Kwikwetlem First Nation, with help from the public, worked on envisioning the site’s future.
Some major announcements for the site came last month: a new name in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the downriver dialect of the Salishan language Halkomelem, and some land returned to the nation’s hands after more than a century. ....

United States , False Creek , British Columbia , Colony Farm , Larry Beasley , Selina Robinson , George Chaffee , Fin Donnelly , John Peters , Ed Hall , Royalbc Museum , Red Fish Healing Centre For Mental Health , Development Corporation , Riverview Lands , Coquitlam River , Kwikwetlem First Nation , Riverview Hospital , Carol De Paoli , United Nations Declaration , Indigenous Peoples , Great Blue , Chief Ed Hall , Minister Selina Robinson , Henriquez Partners , Southeast False , Downtown Eastside ,