On June 15, the Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced a federal investment of $8.5 million to build a central education, social and cultural facility within the heart of the Nlaka’pamux Nation in British Columbia. This new facility will provide a community space that reflects the Nlaka’pamux and include childcare spaces, afterschool and youth programming, family drop-in, and a cultural gathering space to host cultural celebrations and support knowledge exchange and language revitalization.
