Okanagan
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Indigenous practices are the future — and past — of wildfire prevention
Thousand-year-old practices are at the core of wildfire mitigation efforts in the Westbank First Nation Community Forest.
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Elder Freddy Louis remembers his life in the ring, on the ice, and in the field
‘I think we’re the best,’ says Freddy, of Okanagan Indian Band athletes
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syilx artist rediscovers the joy of drawing after stopping for 40 years
Hector Alec, a syilx artist and member of the Penticton Indian Band, is an emerging free-hand artist who combines traditional and modern elements.
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syilx family with 2 Elders and teenager in need of support after losing home to fire
Content Warning: Loss due to fire, mentions of residential “schools,” and animal loss. Please read with care. A syilx family, which includes two Elders and a teenager, is in need of support after a fire destroyed their home. A devastating fire began in nk̓maplqs (top of Okanagan lake), on the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) on…
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Decolonizing your teen’s bookshelf
We’ve compiled a list of young adult fiction books by Indigenous authors.
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Grandmother from Treaty 6 territory to spend a year walking across Canada in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women
A 53-year-old Saskatchewan Grandmother has begun a year-long journey by foot across Canada in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW). Photo by Tara Skobel.
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Discourse Media to acquire Sun Peaks Independent News
Brandi Schier will become CEO of Discourse Community Publishing, bringing The Discourse, IndigiNews and Sun Peaks Independent News under one umbrella.
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Indigenous women’s basketball team hustling to realize a dream
All My Relations (AMR) Indigenous women’s basketball team has launched a new fundraising campaign to help send them to compete in the much anticipated annual All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) on Ts’msyen territory in Prince Rupert this April.
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OKIB welcomes some of its members home after wildfires swept through the community
The OKIB purchases two temporary homes that will be installed next week
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How to say ‘I love you’ in Hul’q’umi’num’
Kw’umut Lelum Foundation is selling cards and e-cards that celebrate Valentine’s Day and teaching how to say “I love you” in Hul’q’umi’num’.