Okanagan
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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
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In photos: Indigenous music festival rocks snpintktn
2Rivers Remix launched its 2023 Moveable Feast tour with a free show on March 29
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‘It makes me very hopeful’: Education project brings syilx teachings into classrooms
The Co-Curricular-Making project is helping Okanagan educators and students learn the true history and legacy of the lands they’re on
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Can educational assessments be decolonized?
I’ve witnessed how harmful colonial evaluations can be — so I sat down with expert Carolyn Roberts to unpack how we got here, and imagine a better future
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After a century of damage, syilx caretakers are restoring nluxʷluxʷɬcwix
During the ONA’s annual syilx siwɬkʷ (Water) Forum, people visited the creek which is in the process of being rejuvenated
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‘There’s no respect’: Judge’s comments shock KIRS survivor as land defenders given jail time
As sentences were handed out to six people, a Secwépemc Matriarch has already appealed over ‘blatant bias’ in favour of TMX
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New harm-reduction program in kiʔlawnaʔ focused on cultural wellness
knknxtəwix̌ (We Walk Hand in Hand) wants to go beyond the frontlines to make changes within the system itself
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Healing through story: sqilx’w author unveils harrowing-but-hopeful memoir
Jenelle Brewer’s book ‘RELEASING JEZEBEL: Embracing the Lioness Within’ will be released on April 1 — she hopes sharing her truth will make others feel less alone
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kɬúsx̌nítkʷ, the original and accurate name for ‘Okanagan Lake’
skawilx (Sarah) Alexis shares what it means and how all those living on syilx homelands are called to care for it