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Author: Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
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syilx family with 2 Elders and teenager in need of support after losing home to fire
Content Warning: Loss due to fire, mentions of residential “schools,” and animal loss. Please read with care. A syilx family, which includes two Elders and a teenager, is in need of support after a fire destroyed their home. A devastating fire began in nk̓maplqs (top of Okanagan lake), on the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) on…
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OKIB welcomes some of its members home after wildfires swept through the community
The OKIB purchases two temporary homes that will be installed next week
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Kelsie Kilawna shares her 2022 storytelling intentions
Centering the beauty of sqilxw Peoples is on the horizon for this syilx and Secwépemc storyteller
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syilx art travels many territories to find its way home with help of mentor
Keenan Marchand’s art connects him to teachings while away from syilx homelands
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Meet the sqilxw women who are decolonizing the workplace
The founders of Alderhill Planning open up about healing, patriarchy and the importance of celebrating success as Indigenous women
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From ‘street kid’ to public rep for the Law Society of BC tribunal
Jereme Brooks, who is syilx, plans to challenge the ‘mainstream Canadian lens’ and be part of restorative actions in his new role.
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What it means to be a ceremonial witness
Reporter Kelsie Kilawna shares teachings from the Ubuntu Conference.
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City of Kelowna has ‘no sense of urgency’ to deal with racism say Black artists
“This is a city where it’s easier for somebody to put out a universal symbol of anti-Black racism than it is for Black people to get space to curate their own show,” says Trophy Ewila.
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Six safety tips from Mi’kmaw survival expert
With weather warnings coming in fast and furious across unceded territories in B.C., IndigiNews asked Sakej Ward to share his teachings.
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Okanagan Chief questions sincerity of possible visit from Pope
‘I wouldn’t be worried about our forgiveness. I would be worried about … the crimes that were committed in God’s name,’ says OKIB’s Chief Byron Louis.