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Author: Dionne Phillips, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Wildfires impact Secwépemc food sovereignty, but community leans on ‘trusting in our ways’
Dawn Morrison of the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty speaks about climate change and how it’s impacting living from the land
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Tk’emlúps film panel reflects on the power of storytelling and a ‘golden age’ for Indigenous cinema
Event was part of the second annual Stseptékwles re Sk’elép (Coyote Stories) Indigenous Film Festival hosted by KFS
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New film documents Siksika woman’s journey competing in male-dominated horse races
‘Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before The Sun,’ which follows Logan Red Crow as she competes in Indian Relay Races, is being screened at VIFF this week
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Ahead of Orange Shirt Day, WLFN powwow dancers don orange regalia as ‘symbol of resilience’
Dancers of all ages filled the arbour in T’exelc to display the strength of their cultures while honouring all those affected by residential ‘schools’
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On the powwow trail, Secwépemc mother balances business with family: ‘I’ll never miss my daughter dance’
Ashley Michel started 4 Generations Creations after she realized she had a knack for sewing regalia — now she’s a contestant on Pow Wow Pitch
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Healing is first priority after WLFN purchases former residential ‘school’ site
Kúkwpi7 Sellars says his nation will first make the place where St. Joseph’s Mission once operated safe for ceremony, eventually will look at excavation
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WLFN Youth enjoy new drop-in centre as space for culture or ‘just having fun’
The centre, a former workout room, was renovated just for the community’s young people after they requested their own space: ‘We listened and we provided’
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Secwépemc actor, whose Cannes warrior call went viral, wants to motivate Youth
William Belleau of Esk’etemc First Nation recently celebrated the premiere of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ in France — but it all started in Williams Lake
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WLFN remembers lost children, uplifts Youth at annual rodeo
Opening ceremonies feature moving display of remembrance and cultural resurgence as event kicks off on Secwépemc homelands