Okanagan
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UBCO Indigenous art intensive makes waves in decolonizing industry
Students participate in a ‘zine’ making workshop, led by Whess Harman during the 2019 Indigenous Art Intensive. Photo courtesy of UBC
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‘Literal colonization tactics’: Kamloopa Powwow Society apologizes for identity rules
Blood quantum and ‘correct gender’ regulations caused a massive online backlash against the event
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The Baker’s Burnt Bread
IndigiNews is publishing stories from Alphonse Little Poplar, recorded and transcribed in 1986, to share his incredible memories and gentle storytelling.
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‘It’s living, it’s breathing’: Outdoor tours of syilx cultural garden in high demand
Guides at k’nmaĺka? sənqâĺtən share plant and medicine teachings, including the uses of sp’itł’m and smu’xa?an
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Peter Bear
IndigiNews is publishing stories from Alphonse Little Poplar, recorded and transcribed in 1986, to share his incredible memories and gentle storytelling.
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Decolonizing and reclaiming culture through syilx hand poke tattooing
For syilx hand poke tattoo practitioner Sheldon Pierre Louis, markings are a sign of reclamation and activism.
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Púti kwu aláʔ (we are still here): Sinixt people journey ancestral waters after court victory
Decades after displacement and attempted erasure, Sinixt people and supporters crossed the colonial border to canoe through their lands in ‘British Columbia’
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Community condemns Robert Saunders outside of ‘Kelowna’ courthouse
The fraudulent ‘social worker’ misappropriated funds from youth under his care, many of whom were Indigenous
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Chief of vibrant Westbank First Nation announces immediate resignation
In the aftermath of an unauthorized land sale, Chief y̓lmixʷm Christopher Derickson said he’s now seeing further evidence of corruption.
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Indigenous Peoples Day Events within syilx homelands
The syilx Nation is hosting a number of celebrations in honour of sqilx’w day