Bioregional ideas and Secwepemc Values

For the past 150 years in Secwepemc Territory an invasive group of people have tried to undermine and convert our economy into one of exploitation and deprive us as a people from our land. The Candian and Provioncal government have made concerted attempts to undermine our traditional economy and way of life. This would be known as tribal and some would say it was backwards and not civilised.

Not only is this myth incorrect it's actually harmful to overall society. One only has to look at the state of the world's ecosystems and note they are all in decline. The most promising solution is what's being touted as the bioreginal solutions. This solution puts emphasis on local communities that depend on the local environment for food and other resources. This is exactly what the Native Nations all over Turtle Island. So this solution isn't something new, this is something that the Secwepemc have been practicing for their whole existence on this planet.

That people are starting to go back to this model that has been under external pressures to abandon the very lifestyle that will prove to be much more robust and civilised. That our traditional economy has survived this brutal onslaught is testament to us as a people and the power of our communities. Our communities and economy is far from what it used to be, but with determination and focus we can regain our once proud place amongst the nations and people of this Earth and show people how to live.

Note: Here's a map of the Secwepemc "bioregion"