Members of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, BC, have re-elected Rosanne Casimir for another three-year term as chief.
Casimir first ran three years ago and was officially re-elected Saturday night, winning 245 of the 475 eligible votes cast.
Seven councilors were also elected for a three-year term.
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Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc became the center of national attention in May when unidentified graves of what are believed to be more than 200 children were found near the site of a former residential school in Kamloops.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the First Nation on October 18, during which Casimir reiterated the community’s call for the government to fund a healing center in Kamloops to help survivors and address the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools. .
The official swearing-in ceremony for elected officials will take place on Monday afternoon.
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