Features
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Kwakwaka’wakw artist Ernest Puglas explains how carving saved his life: ‘This is powerful’
As a new welcome pole is raised on Klahoose, Homalco and Tla’amin territories, its maker describes how, through art, ‘I have recreated myself’
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‘Truly amazing and really emotional’: Historic mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation after decades-long search
The nation celebrated the repatriation during the opening of a new cultural centre, part of a wider reclamation for the community
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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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In the shadow of kiʔláwnaʔ’s housing boom, fragile ecosystems depend on those fighting to save them
As urban sprawl threatens the Okanagan’s rare grasslands, a proposed wildlife corridor offers a glimmer of hope
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In Sheet’ká, Łingít fishers share herring harvests with a surprise influx of grey whales
An unprecedented surge of the massive marine mammals in ‘Alaskan’ waters has changed how humans interact with a vital yaaw fishery
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35 years after the so-called ‘Oka Crisis,’ Kanien’kehá:ka activist hasn’t seen much progress from ‘Canada’
Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel reflects on the 1990 Mohawk resistance in her recent book ‘When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance’
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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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With land transfer deal, once-displaced Lyackson First Nation prepares to return home
Once known as a ‘homeless’ First Nation, the community is preparing to rebuild after regaining ownership of an important village site on ‘Vancouver Island’
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From uncle to nephew, a responsibility to salmon — and children — is carried on
Each spring, caylx (Richard Armstrong) leads fry release ceremonies with local schools, who help populate Okanagan waterways with the important fish
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Climate change is melting ice roads — a lifeline for remote Indigenous communities
As the key winter connectors disappear, First Nations are looking for all-season solutions amid a push for mineral extraction on their lands