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IndigiNews is hiring a managing editor
Indigenous applicants will be prioritized. Applications extended to Oct. 31, 2021.
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Secwépemc hereditary family builds ceremony house for healing
It will be a safe space for “winter dance, ceremonies, and sweat lodges, a place for people to land in,” says Secwépemc Matriarch Miranda Dick.
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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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Robert Riley Saunders pleads guilty to three of 13 charges
‘Ideally, he would be charged for every single account of child abuse that’s happened,’ says Alex, an Indigenous youth who says they were in Saunders’ care when he was employed by the B.C. government as a social worker.
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Okanagan Chief asks public to be mindful as community recovers from wildfire
Respect stressed wildlife, backcountry and people as they clean up, repair and replace lost homes and businesses, urges Chief Byron Louis.
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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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New wildfire in syilx territory on Penticton Indian Band land
The fire started Saturday and is listed as out of control. No evacuation orders yet.
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B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner launches inquiry into ‘hate in all its forms’
Prompted by rise of hate-related incidents during the pandemic, this will be the commissioner’s first public inquiry.
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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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Indigenous youth boxing group ‘Team 700’ fights for support after funding cut
‘This team has impacted my life so much — I can do more than I ever knew,’ says one youth who trains with the Indigenous youth boxing group ‘Team 700.’