Features
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Secwépemc-led documentary ‘Sugarcane’ wins directing award at Sundance
Through multiple stories, the film tells the history of the St. Joseph’s Mission — from painful truths about genocide to the love that persists within families
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Rising lacrosse star from PIB tries out for Team Canada: ‘I feel so much power whenever I play’
Meadow Arcand-Squakin shares her journey from local leagues to the national tryout, and how the sport lifts her spirit
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Emerging WLFN artist builds rich Secwépemc worlds through her paintings
Michaela Gilbert is still in university, but already making waves with her work which aims to challenge ‘romanticized’ expectations of Indigenous art
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Federal court set to determine the validity of Kwantlen First Nation vote to oust hereditary chief
On Jan. 18 and 19, lawyers argued whether a November 2022 sƛ̓ənəq (general assembly) called by band members represented a ‘broad consensus’
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From saving owls to removing garbage: the unique work of Penticton Indian Band’s land Guardians
Far from untouched wilderness, the Guardians care for their urbanized homelands with gentle compassion and expertise — and share it all on Facebook
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In W̱SÁNEĆ territories, removing invasive English ivy makes way for Indigenous plants
Every month, Tseycum First Nation artist Sarah Jim invites volunteers to pull the dense vines choking native species on her family’s land
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By teaching Secwepemctsín, Kyé7e Minnie Phillips breathes life into the language
As a fluent speaker, my grandmother’s knowledge is invaluable to her family and the countless students who adore her
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Breaking into TMX: Secwépemc allies, wrapped in chains, drop tobacco into borehole
While some of the last of the pipeline expansion tears through Pípsell in Secwepemcúl’ecw, a last-ditch effort is made to defend the sacred site
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Report details ‘intimidation and harassment’ of Wet’suwet’en people by RCMP protecting pipeline company
Amnesty International investigated human rights abuses by police, government, private security and CGL and is now calling for a halt of operations
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For Indigenous communities in ‘Alberta,’ the oil industry has left an ugly stain
Facing oil spills, evacuations and illness — nations downstream of the oil sands grieve their way of life, as the corporations polluting their water get richer