Welcome to St’uxwtéws
Ensuring our lands and resources are protected for future generations.
About Bonaparte First Nation
Members are called the St in Secwépemctsin, which means “people of Stuctuws"
St’uxwtéws (Bonaparte First Nation, formerly known as Bonaparte Indian Band), is a member band of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council of the Secwépemc (Shuswap) people. The Band is located west of Cache Creek on about 1,878 hectares of land. The band is separated into nine (9) sections, and has a membership of about 900.
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Job Postings
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Elder Profile
Meet and learn more about the knowledge keepers and the respected elders in our community.
Percy Casper
Percy Casper is one of Bonaparte's knowledge keepers. He lives with his family in the Secwepmc territory and advocates for the empowerment of all community members. Percy believes that individuals need to explore their culture, tradition, language, art and spirituality to appreciate their own identities. As a bead artist, dancer and jewellery designer, Percy finds opportunities for cultural revitalization through arts. His advice for the community is for everyone to pursue their education, appreciate their families and believe in themselves.
Our Objective
Seeking to enhance self-sufficiency, self-governance and stability within the community.
Vision
To be a government that is unified and empowered by a foundation of tradition, culture, and language.
Mission
To build a healthy and self-sustaining future for all our families by providing relevant and effective programs, services, and culturally appropriate governance.
Values
Knucwentw’ecw Help one another
Y’ucwementwecw Take care of one another
Integrity, Respect, Equality
Community & Youth Video Projects
Special projects created by St’uxwtéws Community.
Native Nations ’24 Documentary
Water Treatment Systems – CBC Interview
Year-end Retrospect 2022
Term End Report – April 2023
St’uxwtéws Healing Gathering
Produced by the Hat Creek Committee of UBCIC
A Link to the Past: Archaeology and the Secwépemc
Ashcroft: This is Where We Live
Stick to Hugs
Resiliency of a Community
Our Strategic Plan
Remembrance – Bonaparte First Nation
Bonaparte Elders Trip to Hunting Lands
Fish Camp
Hatcreek – McAbee Fossils
Hatcreek – McAbee Fossils Rendezvous
