Francois Unseats Tomma as New Kukpi7 for Skwlāx Te Secwepemcúl̓ecw Band

Francois unseats Tomma as new Kukpi7 for Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw band

Election held on June 28

Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw band members elect new Kukpi7

CHASE, B.C. — Residents of Skwlax te Secwepemcu´lecw – formerly the Little Shuswap Lake Band – have elected a new chief to represent them. Dianne Francois was elected as Kukpi7 after she unseated incumbent James Tomma on election day Saturday (June 28). Francois got 54 votes to Tomma’s 39. Two other candidates – Leigh Anderson and Jabala J.J. August-Sjodin – got 30 and two votes respectively. According to the band, there were 125 ballots cast ou…

Skwlax Nation votes for new leadership direction in north Shuswap

A shake-up at the top of the Skwlax Nation — formerly known as the Little Shuswap. James Tomma has been defeated in a vote for Kukpi7 [Chief] as part of a balloting process which took place Saturday. Dianne Francois will take over as the head of Skwlax te Secwepemcúl̓ecw, defeating Tomma by a 54-39 margin There were two other competitors in the voting process, one of whom garnered 30 votes, while the other got through. The other got 2 votes, an…