Language
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Okanagan Indian Band unveils Canoe Bay sign, sharing syilx knowledge
A ceremony on Sept. 30 will honour the new sign and growing relationships that brought it to fruition — between syilx community, City of Vernon and regional government.
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Indigenous Writers’ Circle supports next wave of emerging Indigenous writers
We need more people writing and sharing their stories from their own particular nation but also we need our communities to see ourselves represented accurately,’ says program mentor Chelsea Vowel
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Okanagan Indian Band’s Cultural Immersion School to reopen Sept. 22
Due to wildfire, planned renovations were postponed and the grounds need a clean-up, says school official.
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Pandemic prompts Sncəwips Heritage Museum workers to share captikw (stories) through funny videos
“Our strength comes from being able to laugh, even in the darkest of times,” says Coralee Miller of Westbank First Nation.
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Penticton Museum’s new exhibit honours syilx language keepers
‘This exhibit was very emotional for me. My mother was anever really acknowledged for her language,’ says Kristine Jack, about her mother Clara.
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Storytelling through acimowina acahkosak — ‘star stories’
‘When we talk about those stars, it’s like, we go back, and we reconnect with our ancestors again,’ says Elder Leonard Cardinal.
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New online map braids together Indigenous land, language, arts and culture
‘This is about the people who are doing the work for cultural survival,’ says project leader Cathi Charles Wherry.
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All that we know grows from the words of our ancestors
First People’s Cultural Council funds a range of Indigenous language initiatives including digitization, preservation, teacher training and more.
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‘You don’t call him Ogopogo, you call him by his name, nx̌ax̌aitkʷ’
Syilx knowledge keeper shares why it’s important to feed Nx̌ax̌aitkʷ, the sacred being in the water
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Syilx people can earn a degree in the Nsyilxcən language with new UBC program
It’s the first Indigenous language degree in Canada, says academic lead Jeannette Armstrong