Tsqewt. A wrong is righted; an Esk'etemc victory.

In a landmark negotiated settlement, Esk’etemc formerly known as the Alkali Lake Indian Band, has received a settlement in excess of $147 million from the Federal Government of Canada (Canada), acknowledging the loss of water rights and the hardship suffered by generations of Esk’etemc people.
Since 2003, Esk’etemc has been pressing Canada through the Specific Claims process to acknowledge the breach of its fiduciary duties to the Esk’etemc by not obtaining and safeguarding Esk’etemc’s water rights, water records and dam, and preventing it from constructing an irrigation ditch. A Specific Claim for the alienation of water rights was first submitted to Canada’s Specific Claims Branch by Esk’etemc over 20 years ago.
The victory now is an important one to the Esk’etemc people who gratefully acknowledge the Elders and other former and present Esk’etemc leaders who helped move the claim forward and obtain the settlement. This is a story of Indian Reserve #6: Wycott's Flat or Tsqewt and the work of the Esk'etemc to fight for the loss of their rights to be acknowledged.
For more information on the Esk'etemc and this Specific Claim, visit www.seculecwem.ca
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Dig ponds!!! That would be an excellent use of the funds!!

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