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Indigenous leaders give the UN a roadmap for protecting their peoples
Amidst prayers and vows of solidarity, UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ends annual meetings with demands for ‘action we’re not seeing globally’
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Trusting the medicine of my great-grandmother
The day from my childhood with my chi-nookmis (great grandmother) is vivid in my memory. We’re walking the edge of a B.C. forest near the Columbia River, surrounded by lush early summer greenery. Far from her home territory of Nippissing and Sagamok, Elizabeth sees a plant she knows is here, too. Her hand points out…
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Indigenous practices are the future — and past — of wildfire prevention
Thousand-year-old practices are at the core of wildfire mitigation efforts in the Westbank First Nation Community Forest.
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Elder Freddy Louis remembers his life in the ring, on the ice, and in the field
‘I think we’re the best,’ says Freddy, of Okanagan Indian Band athletes
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syilx artist rediscovers the joy of drawing after stopping for 40 years
Hector Alec, a syilx artist and member of the Penticton Indian Band, is an emerging free-hand artist who combines traditional and modern elements.
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syilx family with 2 Elders and teenager in need of support after losing home to fire
Content Warning: Loss due to fire, mentions of residential “schools,” and animal loss. Please read with care. A syilx family, which includes two Elders and a teenager, is in need of support after a fire destroyed their home. A devastating fire began in nk̓maplqs (top of Okanagan lake), on the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) on…
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Decolonizing your teen’s bookshelf
We’ve compiled a list of young adult fiction books by Indigenous authors.
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