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, longtime fighter for her people’s language and land, 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