Members of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, B.C., have re-elected Rosanne Casimir to another three-year term as chief.
Casimir ran for the first time three years ago and was officially re-elected Saturday night, earning 245 of the eligible 475 ballots cast.
Seven councillors were also elected for a three-year term.
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Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc was thrust into the national spotlight in May when unmarked 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 Oct. 18, during which Casimir reiterated the community’s call for the government to fund a healing centre in Kamloops to help survivors and address the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools.
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The official swearing-in ceremony for the elected officials will take place on Monday afternoon.
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