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Author: ᐋᐧᐸᓇᒐᐦᑯᐢᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ Chehala Leonard
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Okanagan Indian Band expands primary care clinic to include doctors
OKIB members now have access to doctors on reserve.
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‘Spirit saved my life:’ Estelle Carmona opens up about pregnancy, birth and systemic racism
When enduring two complicated births, Carmona says her strong teachings pulled her through.
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‘More concerned about gender-based violence than the virus’
Elaine Alec aims to create an online website to provide resources for victims of sexual assault.
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Going beyond western notions of theatre
How playwright Kim Senklip Harvey honours her ancestors and future generations through her work.
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Watering down the violence against Mi’kmaw fishermen ‘dehumanizes Native people’
Mi’kmaq lawyer Pamela Palmater and professor Candis Callison weigh in on the media’s coverage of the violence against Mi’kmaw people.
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“I got an army with me,” says first Indigenous woman to run in Kamloops-South Thompson
Anna Thomas, BC NDP candidate, feels ‘proud and honoured’ to be the first Indigenous candidate in riding.
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Award-winning Cree actor Lorne Cardinal returns to the screen, only this time he’s animated
As season 3 of Corner Gas Animated kicks off we talk with Lorne about his career and his advice for aspiring actors.
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5 books to decolonize your mind this Thanksgiving
Books written by Indigenous authors that you should read.
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Janine Lott on her journey of becoming an artist, one seed at a time
Syilx artist discusses her career and recently commissioned artwork for Downie-Wenjack Legacy Space in Kelowna.
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Mi’kmaq artist Jodie B releases her first album
She shares what it’s like to produce and mix her own music, and the childhood experiences that brought her here.