“Our land gave us our language,” said Dr. Marianne Ignace
“Our land gave us our language,” said Dr. Marianne Ignace, Secwepemc language and culture scholar at Simon Fraser University, to more than 100 participants in…
Truth and Reconciliation
Our commitment to the journey of reconciliation The Sorrento Centre is honoured to have been welcomed in 2019 into the Community of the Cross of…
Secwépemc videos
Secwépemc’ulucw – An introduction to the Secwépemc territory Neskonlith Councillor and knowledge holder Louis Thomas gives an introduction to the Secwepemc nation: The Secwépemc honour…
Excerpts from Mindfulness + Indigenous Law event…
More than 100 participants – Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders, academics, students and others – joined for Mindfulness and Indigenous Law, a day-long event at the…
Neskonlith knowledge holder Gerry Thomas
Stories and wisdom from the Secwépemc culture On August 5th 2022, Neskonlith knowledge holder Gerry Thomas brought us stories and wisdom from the Secwepemc culture,…
Remember the Children weaving project
The blessing of a collaborative textile piece The Remember the Children weaving project was shared, and then blessed on Friday evening, in the year 2022, when…
Thank you, Dr. Mary Thomas!
Fondly known as “Mother Nature”, and a healer A large group gathered at the Shuswap Museum on June 21st 2022, to celebrate the life and…
Knúcwentwecw: Dr Mary Thomas
A new exhibit dedicated to the woman known as Mother Nature Dr Mary Thomas was an Elder, honoured in the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities for…
Signposts: Walking the land
The Sorrento Centre launched our Signposts initiative with the Switzmalph Cultural Society earlier today – starting with a walk-about of our main campus. Drawing on…