Features
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Métis woman says learning to be an electrician is ‘amazing’
‘With electrical, I’m always thinking, I’m always on my feet, always moving,’ says Okanagan College student Alanah Coss.
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When Trudeau goes to Tofino, capq̕ʷicyaʔ goes to her meme garden
capq̕ʷicyaʔ, also known as Alexa Manuel, says she uses humour to deal with hard times — as syilx People have been doing since time immemorial.
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Rez culture isn’t our culture, says Chief Clarence Louie (y̓ilmixʷm ki law na)
The Osoyoos Indian Band chief says his first book — Rez Rules — is blunt. ‘I tell the truth.’
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‘Taking Back the Dinner’ is about reclaiming our history, says Indigenous scientist
Now is a good time to reflect on the food you’re giving thanks for, says Jessica Hernandez.
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Food for the frontlines — honouring Indigenous ingenuity during a colonial holiday
‘Genocide is the elephant in the room,’ this Thanksgiving, says Secwépemc Matriarch Miranda Dick.
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Survivor’s guilt in the wake of B.C. wildfires
‘We will be the Phoenix that rises through these ashes,’ says Jayna Pooley of Okanagan Indian Band.
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Feasting after the fire — Okanagan couple welcomes evacuees home with tacos and ribs
“This is just a way of giving back. Some people haven’t had a home-cooked meal in over a month,” says Joan Alexis of Okanagan Indian Band.
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Swapping hockey sticks for hoses — A wildfire history lesson
‘I never seen any quit from our people,’ says Dan Wilson, former firefighter and current councillor with the Okanagan Indian Band.
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B.C. wildfires a ‘wake-up call’ to return to Indigenous-led fire management
‘If you plan, as our people have done — where to burn, when to burn and what to burn — fire actually replenishes the land.’
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syilx family explains how wildfire impacts their ceremonies
Children brought up in the culture put this loss in perspective.