Message from Kukpi7 (Chief) Cliff Arnouse Wéytk kwseltktens: There are values and principles every family has and supports. Each are the guides that are the road maps for our family, community, and nation, we pass to our children, as examples to teach them. Kwseltknews – we are all related Knucwectsut.s – help yourself Mellelc – take time for yourself Slexlexs – develop wisdom These and related principle are good, for everyone to practice, on your own journey. Wéytk cwexweytk kuc, le7 te sitk, me7 skwest Kukpi7 Cliff Arnouse, from Cstèlnec, (Adams Lake). Having 6+ brothers and one sister. There were other family members before my time and gives me a good appreciation of family values. My mom was Regina Agnes Arnouse (Michel) (D) born 1921 in Kamloops BC, to Catherine and Lazare Michel (D) of the Neskonlith reserve. She had brothers, sisters and many aunties and uncles. My dad was Frederick Alex Arnouse (D) from Adams Lake, born in 1916 also in Kamloops BC. Fred had several brothers and sisters, I can go further back in my family story, but I only have limited space. These strong traditional principles, came from these and other family heads, throughout my life in the Adams Lake and related typical areas. I have been told the stories, name places, and heard the old language from these and other families who’s names we may have not heard for awhile or forgotten.
their journey has been very helpful. This year 2020 has been demanding for ALIB because of the COVID 19 and we have planned on starting some new projects, like the potable water lines expansion, new housing construction and new health building, our camp grounds, to mention a few. Our New Water lines project is completed, to Wagon Road currently, west down Kamloops Shuswap Road. The final phases to the boundary of our reserve to include elder Lawrence Michel house was to be financed with the other Public works community projects delayed at this time. Renovations is the investment into these homes many years ago has been left too long and needs to be fixed to current building standards. Mold has been a priority and has been addressed, for the most part. We hope to begin building new CMHC homes this year in our newly purchased subdivision. Again, the funds were also linked to the GBM loan approvals meeting.
Additional principles are, that if you want something done right, roll up your sleeves and get in there and help make the good changes. Having solutions to the many situations, rather than adding to the questions, is goals some need to be working towards. A prominent inspirational elder and mentor, now in the spirit world, mentioned “Always keep one foot in the past and one foot in the future and remember where you came from, to know where you are going”. All the great and good advice from him and others on
Photo by Karen Everard, Communication Dept. Chief Atahm School Grand Opening Ceremony August 15, 2019
Adams Lake Indian Band Annual Report 2019 - 2020
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