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Author: Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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New theatre experience in sw̓iw̓s brings syilx Animal People to life
The immersive film ‘Whispers of the Trickster’ will be on display indefinitely at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
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At Penticton Indian Band, researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease
The Okanagan population of yilíkʷlxkn has been depleted by up to 70 per cent by mange over two decades — a year-long project aims to find a drug to treat it
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‘Please only take what you need’: ONA warns of low sockeye returns, asks fishers to limit catch
sc̓win are being blocked and put at risk by warm river conditions, says fisheries manager, causing concern of a ‘catastrophic loss’ of the salmon run
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Anti-TMX land defenders’ appeal dismissed, court finds judge ‘did not err’ in trial
The province’s highest court has denied a retrial for three people who opposed the pipeline’s development in Secwépemcúl’ecw
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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