Secwepemc

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The Secwepemc ([ʃəˈxwεpməx] or [səˈxwεpməx]) also commonly known as the Shuswap, are a First Nation residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia, primarily in the area north and east of Kamloops. The Secwepemc are perhaps the most numerous of the Interior Salish peoples of British Columbia.^{[citation needed]}

Their traditional language is Shuswap, known as Secwepemctsín ([ʃəxwəpməxtˈʃin]), which is currently spoken by no more than 500 people, mostly elderly. Secwepemctsín is being revitalized by the efforts of organizations such as Chief Atahm School, which offers an immersion program for babies through grade nine.

[edit] Notable Secwepemc people

• George Manuel, (first president of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples)
• Tania Willard (artist & cartoonist)

[edit] See also

• Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
• Northern Shuswap Tribal Council
• Secwepemc Museum and Heritage Park
• Secwepemc Culture Education Society

[edit] External links

• Secwepemculecw - Land of the Shuswap
• Cultural Education Society
• Chief Atahm Immersion School
• Spirit Map- language history and culture of the Secwepemc