Okanagan
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What youth should know when being called to the frontlines
In an act of love for the youth, Miranda Dick, Secwépemc Hereditary Matriarch, writes a guide for youth who are called to the frontlines
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How “Design Thinking” will help the BC Royal Museum Change
The Design Thinking Challenge is a collaboration between 10 universities in both Canada and the United States, where students are given a challenge to try and solve through research and conversation.
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In photos: Being a Two-Spirit queen
The art of drag has helped Kelowna-based performer Ella Lamoureux to connect with her identity as a Kaska Dena and Two-Spirit person
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Trusting the medicine of my great-grandmother
The day from my childhood with my chi-nookmis (great grandmother) is vivid in my memory. We’re walking the edge of a B.C. forest near the Columbia River, surrounded by lush early summer greenery. Far from her home territory of Nippissing and Sagamok, Elizabeth sees a plant she knows is here, too. Her hand points out…
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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.
