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Author: Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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smǝlqmíx leaders emphasize ‘no consent’ as ‘B.C.’ approves Copper Mountain Mine expansion
The New Ingerbelle project near ‘Princeton’ will revive an old open pit mine and raise its tailings dam by 87 metres
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At board of trade talk, WFN leader imagines prosperous future ‘for many generations to come’
c̓ris Jordan Coble gave a State of the Nation presentation to the Greater Westside Board of Trade earlier this month
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‘I’m standing up for everything that I believe in’: Land defenders prepare to appeal TMX convictions
Secwépemc and Nlaka’pamux activists arrested at pipeline site ceremony await Supreme Court of Canada’s green light to appeal, as allies fundraise for legal costs
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‘B.C.’ group declares Similkameen River among province’s most ‘endangered’
Amidst opposition to mine’s expansion and other threats, LSIB continues to speak out in defence of its waterway, nməlqytkʷ
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syilx rocker Francis Baptiste ‘hoping for a little more’ with release of newest album
Osoyoos Indian Band songwriter’s latest alt-rock release, ‘Lived Experience in East Vancouver,’ aims to ‘help people who struggled’ like artist did
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Across a colonial border, First Nations share salmon eggs to bypass dams
This year marks a decade of the partnership between the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, in ‘Washington,’ and a syilx hatchery upriver
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As the Similkameen River runs ‘black,’ regional leaders plan future of watershed protection
In their last meeting of 2025, the Okanagan Similkameen Collaborative Leadership Table planned action items to heal and preserve the area’s siwɬkʷ (water)
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Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares ‘a better way of looking after the land’
In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning ‘needs to be multiplied hundreds of times’ — returning to Indigenous stewardship
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syilx children vow to ‘save the world,’ one seedling at a time
Elementary students in sn’pink’tn plant native shrubs and trees as part of an effort to help migrating salmon
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UBCIC declares ‘unwavering solidarity’ with syilx opposition to gold mine
Grand chief says organization offers support for Okanagan Indian Band’s push to protect watersheds from Ximen Mining