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Author: Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Inquest jury urges RCMP to review detention policies after Secwe̓pemc man died in custody
Province has already said it has ‘no plans’ for a sobering centre in ‘Kamloops,’ one of several recommendations to make the system safer five years after Randy Lampreau lost his life
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Dozens gather at Spotted Lake to open annual ONA assembly: ‘This was like our hospital, this was like our church’
A ceremony led by cəqcqalx̌qn Arnie Baptist brought more than 100 leaders, Youth and Elders together at the sacred medicine site
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Native Courtworker position in ‘Kamloops’ left vacant, future of role uncertain
With speculations around funding and restructuring, sources say Indigenous people in the criminal justice system are left without on-site support
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Demonstrating unity, syilx Okanagan people and their kin cross the colonial border on horseback
The Unity Ride on Saturday included about 20 riders who went through one of the international checkpoints that divides sovereign territories
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In photos: Sukʷnaqin canoe journey into ‘U.S.’ upholds Jay Treaty rights
On the 4th of July, syilx Okanagan paddlers crossed the colonial border in annual event through their sovereign territory
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With prayers and well wishes, students release thousands of salmon fry in Okanagan waters
After raising the fish in their classrooms as part of an ONA program, kids and Youth freed sockeye and Chinook into local waterways during May and June
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People rally outside ‘Kamloops’ court as Curtis Sagmoen set to appear: ‘We’re there for all women’
The notorious Okanagan-based man with a history of violence against women was scheduled for a hearing on firearm-related charges Thursday, but didn’t show up
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Tiny House Warriors found guilty of all charges related to altercations at TMX worksite
Land defenders say they were upholding Secwépemc law, which comes with obligation to stand up to ‘colonial settler destruction’
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At Neskonlith Indian Band, concerns swirl about heaps of milled asphalt: ‘My throat was irritated and burning’
Members of the First Nation worry chemicals from recycled highway material brought to the reserve pose a health and environmental risk, while leadership assures it’s safe
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In dry forest of Nlaka’pamux territory, crews oversee ‘long overdue’ prescribed burn
Conducted in partnership between Boothroyd Indian Band and BCWFS, rows of fire were laid down and contained to clear flammable debris