OTTAWA — A Secwépemc law called X7ensq't says that if you disrespect the land and don't take care of it properly, the land and the sky will turn on you. 'It's a serious law,' said Mike McKenzie, a Secwépemc knowledge keeper.
OTTAWA — A Secwépemc law called X7ensq't says that if you disrespect the land and don't take care of it properly, the land and the sky will turn on you.
"Without that place, we lose a big part of ourselves," said McKenzie, who noted the Secwépemc creation story takes place in Pípsell, and their laws and customs are born from that land. The Nation said the corridor near Jacko Lake holds"profound spiritual and cultural significance," and while it supported the project overall, it didn't support the deviation application.
It had told the federal regulator in 2018, when the Trans Mountain expansion project was still in the approval process, that Pípsell is a"cultural keystone place and sacred site." "We greatly value our partnership with the and will continue to invite representatives to walk the site and share contingency and mitigation plans."
"We showed the world that we can reconcile and we can do work together based on something good," said McKenzie. "I certainly can say that as a federal government, we're very much committed to ongoing consultation."In 2017, Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation stated it did not give its free, prior and informed consent for the Ajax Mine Project to be developed in the area.
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