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Author: Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Second annual Two-Spirit Powwow celebrates stamiyaʔ people: ‘It’s taken us generations to get here’
The event in kiʔláwnaʔ on June 28 featured gender-inclusive categories, with the goal to uplift 2SLGBTQ+ kin
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During ceremony at nʕaylintn, syilx people call their salmon relatives home
‘That’s who we are — we’re the salmon people,’ says syilx Nation’s tustens Roger Hall at June 25 gathering
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Similkameen leader questions Hudbay about Copper Mountain Mine spills, says no consent for expansion
Owner of open-pit mine south of ‘Princeton’ grilled by LSIB after 8,600 litres of wastewater released into environment in last month
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New wetland salmon habitat to help restore floodplain by Okanagan River
The ONA hopes new pond excavation south of snpink’tn (Penticton) will ‘heal’ the waterway and provide a sanctuary for fish to grow
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From uncle to nephew, a responsibility to salmon — and children — is carried on
Each spring, caylx (Richard Armstrong) leads fry release ceremonies with local schools, who help populate Okanagan waterways with the important fish
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Tiny House Warriors given conditional sentences, but no jail time, after 4-year TMX case
‘To us, this court system and this courthouse is foreign,’ says Secwépemc land defender arrested for 2021 confrontation at Trans Mountain pipeline worksite
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A 250-year plan is in the works to protect Okanagan-Similkameen watersheds
A quarter-millennium is a long way into the future — but for syilx Okanagan leaders, it’s essential to protecting everyone’s siwɬkw (water) for generations
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Eldest syilx Okanagan member marks 95th birthday with rousing call for unity
qʷʕayxnmitkʷ xʷəstalk̓iyaʔ (Jane Stelkia) of Osoyoos Indian Band was honoured with speeches, cake — and a celebratory horseback ride
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Indigenous leaders denounce UBC profs’ ‘outdated and regressive’ lawsuit against land acknowledgements
B.C. Supreme Court filing says diversity, equity and inclusion efforts stifle ‘freedom,’ while First Nations point to ‘thinly disguised’ denialism
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‘Just respect the fire’: Returning cultural burns to a parched Okanagan landscape brings risk and reward
Long before colonialism, syilx people regularly started low-intensity controlled fires. Those bringing it back see how it’s saving homes and lives