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National Nursing Week: Taaʔisimqa Leona Smith teaches cultural safety to next generation of nurses

Guided by her grandfather, this Nuu-chah-nulth nurse is finding balance between her own Indigenous teachings and academia

Advocates are asking Canadians to “bear witness” to ongoing discrimination against First Nations children, in memory of Jordan River Anderson

Vancouver Island

Bearing witness on Spirit Bear Day, in memory of Jordan River Anderson

Why child and family advocates are asking Canadians to #BearWitness on May 10.

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Initiatives seek to lift barriers for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.’s booming tech industry

Only 2.2 per cent of workers in the province’s tech workforce are Indigenous, but experts and programs are working to change that

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On B.C.’s Indigenous Nurses Day, healthcare workers celebrated for ‘answering the call to justice’

Indigenous nurses in B.C. know all too well the tenacity and activism it takes to navigate a colonial system and advocate for meaningful change

Bringing salmon back to the upper Columbia River will be the focus of a free online festival taking place from May 10th to 16th.

Okanagan

Bringing the Salmon Home: Week-long festival celebrates Indigenous knowledge, restoration

‘It's going to be such a celebration to see that first salmon come back.’

IndigiNews asks Canada's Indigenous services minister Marc Miller whether Canada's committed enough money for Bill C-92's implementation

Vancouver Island

Indigenous children, families and the 2021 federal budget

Is Canada committing enough money to Bill C-92’s implementation? We asked Minister Marc Miller.

Okanagan

Indigenous cannabis industry coming together to create ‘Red Market’ on sovereign lands

'We are starting to flourish here and it’s our time ... to step up and start providing for our own,’ says Snaw-naw-as dispensary owner.

Vancouver Island

Beyond Red Dress Day: Seven calls to action for allies

Non-Indigenous people have a role to play in the fight for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people in this country.

Okanagan Vancouver Island

In photos: MMIWG+ honoured through red dress events, ceremonies

On the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and gender-diverse kin — also known as Red Dress Day — people in Coast Salish and Okanagan territories came together to remember, honour, and advocate for change.

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All that we know grows from the words of our ancestors

First People’s Cultural Council funds a range of Indigenous language initiatives including digitization, preservation, teacher training and more.

Vancouver Island

Indigenous woman to develop suicide prevention workshops for youth

Nalaga (Avis O’Brien) is working on a series of culturally-based workshops for Indigenous youth where they can develop self regulation tools rooted in ancestral knowledge and yoga-based practices

Okanagan

Chinook returned to their historical habitat for the first time in 70 years

The Okanagan Nation Alliance conducted a ceremonial Chinook release at sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls) on April 20.

Moving beyond racist notions of neglect in Canada's child welfare system, experts discuss dismantling colonial system during Beyond Neglect series

Vancouver Island

‘Keep families together’: Moving beyond racist notions of neglect in child welfare

Experts discuss colonial failings and ways to support families during Beyond Neglect series.

Vancouver Island

Meet six Indigenous youth on Vancouver Island honoured for excellence in sports

Recipients of the Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sports this year include a soccer player, a war canoeist, a lacrosse player and more.

Vancouver Island

IndigiNews is covering education for Indigenous students, teachers, and families: Here’s the latest

We’re following what’s happening in the education space across Vancouver Island, so you don’t have to.

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National Nursing Week: Taaʔisimqa Leona Smith teaches cultural safety to next generation of nurses

Bearing witness on Spirit Bear Day, in memory of Jordan River Anderson

Initiatives seek to lift barriers for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.’s booming tech industry

On B.C.’s Indigenous Nurses Day, healthcare workers celebrated for ‘answering the call to justice’

Bringing the Salmon Home: Week-long festival celebrates Indigenous knowledge, restoration

Indigenous children, families and the 2021 federal budget

Indigenous cannabis industry coming together to create ‘Red Market’ on sovereign lands

Beyond Red Dress Day: Seven calls to action for allies

In photos: MMIWG+ honoured through red dress events, ceremonies

All that we know grows from the words of our ancestors

Indigenous woman to develop suicide prevention workshops for youth

Chinook returned to their historical habitat for the first time in 70 years

‘Keep families together’: Moving beyond racist notions of neglect in child welfare

Meet six Indigenous youth on Vancouver Island honoured for excellence in sports

IndigiNews is covering education for Indigenous students, teachers, and families: Here’s the latest

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