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Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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‘Surreal’: Cree composer’s song featured in new season of ‘Stranger Things’
The track ‘May 25’ by amiskwacîwâskahikan-based musician Matthew Cardinal is played in episode one of the popular series
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Xats̓úll chief says reclaimed land parcel is ‘a beginning’ for growing community
Kúkwpi7 Rhonda Phillips says the decision to not renew the lease for a long-running treatment centre is a ‘continuation of healing, not an ending’
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Short film showcases the inspiring story of Dana Tiger — and a family design legacy
Muscogee artist’s life, work, and fashion business are the subject of Loren Waters’ Sundance-acclaimed documentary ‘Tiger’
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Book remembers ‘fighting spirit’ of Gino Odjick, hockey’s ‘Algonquin Assassin’
Biography of late Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg left winger explores Odjick’s legacy as enforcer in the rink — and Youth role model off the ice
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Animated short ‘Pow!’ tells the story of Indigenous Youth learning to appreciate culture
The film by Cowlitz writer and comedian Joey Clift, inspired by a true story at a powwow, is set to screen at VIFF on Oct. 12 before online release later this year
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‘A dire need for services’: Tŝilhqot’in Nation to open treatment facility amid toxic drug crisis
An Indigenous-focused program in partnership with Red Road Recovery is expected to begin later this year at two properties west of Williams Lake
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At MOV, Tŝilhqot’in Nation tells the story of a momentous repatriation: ‘We brought back history’
‘Nexwenen Nataghelʔilh’ celebrates the return of more than 60 artifacts, and ‘sets an example’ around how museums can work with Indigenous communities
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On wheels or horseback, journey to the Williams Lake Stampede fosters unity: ‘Everybody comes together’
The 22nd annual Tŝilhqot’in ride to the Stampede was larger than ever — bringing communities together along the way
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At bi-weekly Secwepemctsín meetings, Elders nurture and expand the language
Working together, a group of Kyé7es from different communities gathered in Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc to create new words, discuss grammar and much more
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In the shadow of a Tkarón:to expressway, Secwépemc artist honours flora on forest floors
Tania Willard’s ‘Declaration of the Understory’ installation brings the ‘plant community beneath the forest canopy’ to the country’s largest city