Okanagan
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Married at the powwow: Dancers tie the knot at snpink’tn event where they first met
Tyrone Kruger and Nicole (Schellenberg) Kruger celebrated their union with a ceremony at the FSCS Powwow Between the Lakes on June 24
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Sending prayers for a safe return, five-day ceremony calls salmon home to syilx waters
ONA’s Salmon Calling Ceremony crosses borders to let the fish know ‘we’re still here, the land needs them, we haven’t given up,’ says Elder caylx
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PIB reveals new qʷc̓iʔs to community with ribbon-cutting ceremony
Community members gathered outside of Outma Sqilx’W Cultural School Thursday to celebrate the new winter home
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A Secwépemc love story: Couple celebrates vow renewal and baby blessing
Landon Sekwaw Peters and Joseph Jules-Peters wanted to celebrate their growing family and how far they’ve come
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First cohort completes new nsyilxcən degree at UBCO: ‘our language is very strong’
Students who graduated the language fluency undergrad say they did it for the ancestors — while leaning on one another
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Secwépemc law presented in court, but judge says B.C.’s rules ‘reflect the public’s view’
‘We can’t even make a decision on our own territory without that being impeded by this court system,’ says land defender being sentenced
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Invasive plants affect our way of life — here’s how we can lessen the impacts
During Invasive Species Action Month, Sage Flett Kruger reflects on Indigenous solutions to protect the land
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On syilx homelands, 13 Moons program unites Indigenous women and gender-diverse kin
‘We’ve been so ingrained in individualistic thinking. I think it’s so important to bring us together because colonization has suppressed us’
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syilx students lead Red Dress Day event with powerful calls for change
In ‘Vernon,’ Youth gather to raise awareness for MMIWG2S+: ‘We need a revolution, so we have no choice but to be it’
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Land back: syilx people reclaim sacred salmon fishing site
‘Land is always more important than money. Always has been and always will be,’ says OIB Chief Clarence Louie