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December 15, 2017 12:28 ET | Source: Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN)

BC Government Rejects KGHM Ajax Open Pit Mine on Sacred Lands, Honouring Commitment to UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia, Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) leadership is exuberant that the British Columbia Government, through the Ministry of...
June 20, 2017 09:00 ET | Source: Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN)

Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation and Allies Celebrate Pípsell Designation as Secwépemc Nation Cultural Heritage Site and New Exhibit at the Secwépemc Museum and Heritage Park

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia, June 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) leadership and members met today with many of their neighbouring Secwépemc and allies at the...
March 04, 2017 15:26 ET | Source: Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN)

SSN says No to KGHM Ajax and Yes to Healthy People and Environment

KAMLOOPS, BC--(Marketwired - March 04, 2017) - Stk'emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation (SSN) does not give its free, prior and informed consent to the development of the lands and resources at Pípsell...
March 02, 2017 12:38 ET | Source: Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN)

MEDIA ADVISORY: Stk'emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation - Ajax Proposed Mine Decision Release

KAMLOOPS, BC--(Marketwired - March 02, 2017) - The Stk'emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation ("SSN") has taken a historic step in self-determination through conducting our own independent assessment of the...
December 15, 2016 13:55 ET | Source: Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN)

Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation Showcases Innovative Project Review Process Created to Evaluate Proposed KGHM-Ajax Mine

KAMLOOPS, BC--(Marketwired - December 15, 2016) - As Canada is getting set to celebrate their 150 years of existence, the relationship with Indigenous people is in a considerable state of flux. One...
July 18, 2016 13:11 ET | Source: Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN)

SSN Calls on Both Canada and Poland to Seek Their "Free Prior and Informed Consent" Regarding KGHM-Ajax Project as per UNDRIP

KAMLOOPS, BC--(Marketwired - July 18, 2016) - Stk'emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation's unrelenting and clear demand to meet with the Federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Honourable...
January 21, 2016 12:59 ET | Source: Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN)

Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) and the Land Question

KAMLOOPS, BC--(Marketwired - January 21, 2016) - SSN have never ceded, surrendered or given up any interests in our territory and ask the question: When will the Province of BC and KGHM recognize...
September 27, 2011 13:56 ET | Source: Stk'emlupsemc

Stk'emlupsemc: Judge Cannot Hear Injunction Application

KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 27, 2011) - Upon the application of the Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, Judge Robert Sewell recused himself from hearing the SSN's injunction...
September 23, 2011 13:45 ET | Source: Stk'emlupsemc

First Nations Seek Injunction to Prevent Forestry Activities in Sensitive Watersheds

KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 23, 2011) - The Tk'emlúps and Skeetchestn Indian Bands (together known as the "Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation" (SSN) of the Secwepemc...
June 15, 2011 17:07 ET | Source: Stk'emlupsemc

First Nations Seek Injunction to Prevent Forestry Activities in Sensitive Watersheds

KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 15, 2011) - The Tk'emlúps and Skeetchestn Indian Bands (together known as the "Stk'emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation" (SSN) of the Secwepemc Nation) are...