Okanagan
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Survivor’s guilt in the wake of B.C. wildfires
‘We will be the Phoenix that rises through these ashes,’ says Jayna Pooley of Okanagan Indian Band.
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Indigenous Writers’ Circle supports next wave of emerging Indigenous writers
We need more people writing and sharing their stories from their own particular nation but also we need our communities to see ourselves represented accurately,’ says program mentor Chelsea Vowel
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Okanagan Chief asks public to be mindful as community recovers from wildfire
Respect stressed wildlife, backcountry and people as they clean up, repair and replace lost homes and businesses, urges Chief Byron Louis.
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Okanagan Indian Band’s Cultural Immersion School to reopen Sept. 22
Due to wildfire, planned renovations were postponed and the grounds need a clean-up, says school official.
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Feasting after the fire — Okanagan couple welcomes evacuees home with tacos and ribs
“This is just a way of giving back. Some people haven’t had a home-cooked meal in over a month,” says Joan Alexis of Okanagan Indian Band.
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Swapping hockey sticks for hoses — A wildfire history lesson
‘I never seen any quit from our people,’ says Dan Wilson, former firefighter and current councillor with the Okanagan Indian Band.
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New wildfire in syilx territory on Penticton Indian Band land
The fire started Saturday and is listed as out of control. No evacuation orders yet.
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B.C. wildfires a ‘wake-up call’ to return to Indigenous-led fire management
‘If you plan, as our people have done — where to burn, when to burn and what to burn — fire actually replenishes the land.’
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syilx family explains how wildfire impacts their ceremonies
Children brought up in the culture put this loss in perspective.
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B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner launches inquiry into ‘hate in all its forms’
Prompted by rise of hate-related incidents during the pandemic, this will be the commissioner’s first public inquiry.