Secwepemc

We have inevitably picked up the European ways of living. The Secwepemc people have existed in their current territory for 10,000 years and thrived through their own work and trading with other tribes. The Secwepemc were affluent enough to share with those that were

victims of the Well Fare system. The Secwepemc people have existed in their current territory for 10,000 years and thrived through their own work and trading with other tribes. The Secwepemc were affluent enough to share with those that were in need and in turn received help when the Secwepemc were in need. We took only what was needed. As time goes on the Secwepemc people continue to become prosperous in European terms, collecting and hoarding more and more. The Secwepemc take part in the local economy

Well; however since European invasion they have also been the victims of the Well Fare system. We as a First Nations people need to find our way back to our traditional roots and only then will we find ourselves in a Faring Well community. The Secwepemc peoples are an excellent study of First Nations political economy. In their past they lived a Faring Well economy but as time went on and the European influence came into their lives, they lost their economic freedom more and more. The steps that

schools were built throughout the entire country. The Kamloops Indian Residential School was attended by students from the nations surrounding Kamloops including children from the Secwepemc Nation who occupied the much of the southern-interior of British Columbia. The school was ran by the Roman Catholic Church. The Secwepemc children were no exception to the abominable conditions in the residential school systems facilities and the effects of these schools can last a lifetime. The students who attended

1. Discuss your understanding of historic and contemporary colonization, how it continues to affect First Nations, Metis, and or Inuit peoples today and how it may be reflected in your proposed specific area of social work practice. To begin with, colonization began when first contact was made between Indigenous peoples of Canada and Europeans. At first the settlers were humble to Indigenous peoples and learnt how to survive the diverse land of what is known as Canada. As settlers began getting