B.C. First Nation gives Trudeau 'seven real acts' he can do to prove commitment to reconciliation

The letter from the Tk\u0027emlups family heads includes calls for control over taxation, rights and resources, and the lowering of the Canadian flag every Sept. 30

The Prime Minister’s Office did not respond directly to the letter, providing instead a statement detailing Trudeau’s visit to the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Nation on Monday and comments he made.Article content

The letter from the Tk’emlups family heads also calls for control over taxation, rights and resources across their territories, recognition of that control by the courts, and the lowering of the Canadian flag to half-mast every Sept. 30 “in memory of the lost cultures, languages, childhoods and lives taken by residential schools.”Article content

Casimir told Trudeau on Monday that to truly honour the Sept. 30 date and the families whose children did not come home, flags should be flown at half-mast on that day. A similar petition seeking rights and title was presented by Tk’emlups ancestors to prime minister Wilfrid Laurier in 1910, the letter says.

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