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Author: Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
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‘It said Free Willy Pickton’: Threatening note empowers Secwepemc woman to start a safety group for Indigenous women
Matriarch Resistance group builds self-confidence through boxing and kickboxing.
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‘Black Boys Don’t Cry’ short film act of love for Black community in Kelowna
Yaw Obrenu Yamoah’s short film to be aired in the Kelowna Cultural District
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A kinship connection with Bipolar Disorder inspires new album ‘Manik’
Haiden Laird, who wrote and created their 14-track album while in a manic state, creates a kinship connection with Bipolar diagnosis
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‘Wild West’ winter carnival theme taken as ‘deeply disturbing’ and ‘offensive’
Indigenous locals and allies say the Vernon winter carnival theme ‘Wild West’ takes a big step back from reconciliation
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The resistance will be quilted
Miranda Dick, a Secwepemc Matriarch, and supporters resist the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion through whatever creative means necessary
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In photos: Youth lead rally for missing women as Curtis Sagmoen faces latest court charges
Youth came together to share messages of resistance, strength and courage.
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Community rallies as Curtis Sagmoen back in Vernon court
Sagmoen’s arraignment hearing for assault charges has been set for February.
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‘I love our people’: Glenda Louis helped feed hundreds during COVID-19 pandemic
2020 changemakers: Louis, from Okanagan Indian Band, nominated as a person who spread light during a difficult year
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‘They are jeopardizing our lives’: Okanagan chief calls for change after clashes with B.C. conservation officers
Incidents between Syilx hunters and B.C. conservation officer services raise questions about Indigenous sovereignty
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‘It’s a doctrine for a transfer of knowledge’: Why Syilx People only share these important stories in the winter
Elder Rob Edward says Captikwł teachings, shared in colder months, are key to passing on complex laws and protocols