Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) commenced the investigation into the disappeared and deceased Indigenous children at the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School (“SJM”) in July of 2021. Now, nearly...
Read More About Williams Lake First Nation Calls on Canada to Support Revitalization of Former Residential School SiteThe new playground is in, and the reviews are positive! So many smiling faces. This may not be our “forever” playground in T’exelc (Sugarcane), but it will be here as...
Read More About New Playground Installed in T’exelcWilliams Lake First Nation (“WLFN”) Council passed a resolution (BCR 24-88) during a regular meeting of Council on July 11, 2024 which enacted the Business Licence Law 2024-02 as WLFN...
Read More About WLFN Business Licence Law Enacted
Trigger warning: This article discusses Residential Schools and may be triggering to some people. WLFN would like our members and the wider community to know that it is ok to...
Read More About WLFN Issues Letter to City of Quesnel Mayor and Council Regarding Residential School Denialism
WLFN Kukwpi7 Willie Sellars and Cultural Coordinator David Archie outside the Egyptian Theatre, Park City, Utah, at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of the film Sugarcane. Directors Julian Brave NoiseCat...
Read More About WLFN-Focused Film ‘Sugarcane” wins at Sundance Film Festival
The Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) community of Sugarcane is the focus of a documentary that is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Sugarcane...
Read More About Williams Lake First Nation-Focused film ‘Sugarcane’ to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Rick Gilbert, WLFN Councillor, friend, family member, and role model. Rick was surrounded by his family and close friends as...
Read More About In Memoriam of Rick Gilbert
On the morning of Sunday, September 10, 2023, while hundreds were preparing for the final day of Williams Lake First Nation’s annual competition pow wow, Elder Amy Sandy gave an...
Read More About Canada Apologizes to WLFN for Historical Wrongs Related to Village Site Specific Claim
Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) has purchased, with funding from the Province of British Columbia, the private property on which the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School operated between 1891 and...
Read More About Williams Lake First Nation Purchases St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School Site
Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) Chief and Council today announced that preliminary work will begin on a focused land-use planning exercise in the area west of the Fraser River commonly...
Read More About WLFN to Develop Plan for Area West of Fraser River
