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Author: Athena Bonneau, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
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Finding healing through music
Cree motivational speaker and hip-hop artist wins entertainer of the year at the International Indigenous Arts and Fashion Awards
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Syilx artist Clint George welds oral stories into massive steel sculptures
Artist Clint George from the Penticton Indian Band is creating three sculptures in Lake Country B.C.
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Sockeye salmon predicted to return in record numbers to Okanagan rivers and lakes
An inside look at the efforts made to bring salmon back to the Okanagan.
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Get educated this fall with these virtual classes
Check out these online workshops to learn traditional practices from the safety of your home.
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What orange shirt day means to this Penticton Indian Band Elder
Grace Greyeyes, a residential school survivor, speaks about her experience while wearing an orange shirt to honour those who attended residential school.
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Positive COVID-19 case within Penticton Indian Band delays class for all on-reserves students
As a safety precaution, the Penticton Indian Band is going under a 14-day closure.
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Westbank First Nation’s elementary school reopens
sənsisyustən House of Learning, which renovated and expanded a year ago, is back in session for the fall.
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How parents in the Okanagan Nation can prepare for the start of the school year
A family of women discuss what it was like to find healing after enduring years of mental health issues, addictions and sexual violence.
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Okanagan Indian Band gets innovative with virtual and outdoor classes this fall
The OKIB Education Services Department will be implementing a mix of learning styles for elementary students amid the pandemic.
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How an Indigenous learning centre in the Okanagan is getting creative for fall
The En’owkin Centre is finding new ways to offer classes as the pandemic continues and school begins.