Features
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Their name was Kwemcxenalqs
A beloved relation who embodied her name — a sqilx’w young person remembered for her strength
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Nuchatlaht land title case tests province’s UNDRIP promise, but reveals ‘hypocrisy’
Rooted in legal cases before it, the title case over part of Nootka Island is a fight for recognition and self-determination
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Exhibit explores rich identity of Indigenous tattooing
Leading artists are featured in ‘Body Language’ — on display at Museum of Surrey until Sept. 4
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Awakening a Haida clan that slept for 150 years
Siblings Kalga Jaad Erin Brillon and Skil Xaaw Jesse Brillon worked together to host the return of their Haida clan of Laana Tsaadas with first feast in more than a century
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Nlaka’pamux hold community close through disaster
Amid flood, fire and other traumas — spiritual restoration has been as important as physical
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True to Place exhibit features works rooted in tradition while expanding boundaries
The display curated by Carrielynn Victor highlights contemporary art that utilizes historic principles of form, story and place
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‘I came out because I saw you come out’: Two-Spirit artist builds safer spaces for queer youth
Since coming out as Two-Spirit in 2019, Madeline Terbasket has been committed to making their community safer for queer people
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One year after RCMP killed Wet’suwet’en man, loved ones push for justice
Jared (Jay) Lowndes was shot by ‘Campbell River’ RCMP in 2021 — his friends and family members are still seeking systemic change by turning ‘rage into action,’ ‘pain into power’
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‘It’s living, it’s breathing’: Outdoor tours of syilx cultural garden in high demand
Guides at k’nmaĺka? sənqâĺtən share plant and medicine teachings, including the uses of sp’itł’m and smu’xa?an
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Strengthening Indigenous youth wellness through the sport of climbing, one step at a time
Wild & Climb is creating a safe space for Indigenous youth on ‘Vancouver Island’ to come together and learn the sport of climbing