Features
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When the people gather — a glimpse into the MMIWG2S movement
Those who consistently stand up to honour the lives of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people do so in ceremony, not protest, they say.
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Snuneymuxw Knowledge Keeper supports youth to connect to xpey’ (red cedar)
Through workshops with Indigenous youth, Dave Bodaly shares ‘the importance of cedar in our culture.’
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‘The spirit of the medicine will lead us back’
How Avis ‘Nalaga’ O’Brien is guiding Elders to weave their first cedar hats
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How cannabis helped this Syilx woman walk again
Jayna Pooley was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and put on medications, but says it was the medicinal properties of cannabis that helped her to walk again.
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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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B.C. ‘open’ to apologizing for birth alerts, says First Nations Summit
Province won’t confirm, but says it’s ‘engaging with Indigenous leadership.’
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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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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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It’s Moose Hide Campaign Day — here’s how to participate
Workshops, ceremony and other events are happening all day in efforts to raise awareness about disproportionate violence towards Indigenous women and girls
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A love letter to unhoused youth in Nanaimo
How a local magazine is creating a sense of place for youth experiencing homelessness