Okanagan
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Vernon’s Canada Day celebrations a ‘hurtful’ reminder of what’s lost
Members of the Syilx Nation say planned events are ‘sad’ and ‘hurtful,’ while thanking allies who are speaking up and holding space for grief.
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Storytelling through acimowina acahkosak — ‘star stories’
‘When we talk about those stars, it’s like, we go back, and we reconnect with our ancestors again,’ says Elder Leonard Cardinal.
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Syilx artist and community leader contributes to UBCO’s public art collection
Sheldon Pierre Louis’s painting celebrates the strength of Indigenous women.
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Two on-reserve churches burned down on Indigenous Peoples Day in B.C.’s interior
‘I remember the hymns sung in Okanagan like it was yesterday,’ says Hector Alec of Penticton Indian Band.
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Survivor shares stories from church-run residential school St. Eugene’s in B.C.
‘All I want to do is let the truth be known, some of the horrors that happened,’ says Jack Kruger.
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‘Monuments of oppression’ must be torn down to make room for healing, says OKIB chief
Chief Byron Louis is calling on federal, provincial governments to help community replace former day ‘schools’ with healing centres.
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Embrace culture in times of loss and grief, says Syilx mental health worker
‘We are grieving 215 deaths … I just pray we never have to do this again,’ says Kim Montgomery of ONA.
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Rez Daddy take on ‘pandemic blues’ as part of South Okanagan Similkameen Pride
‘Love and laughter is really healing for people,’ says Two-Spirit drag and burlesque performer.
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Indigenous high school students learn about science in free online summer program
Deadline to apply to UBC’s Virtual Indigenous Science Experience program is June 10
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On love and intergenerational trauma
‘This news is going to change everything, and be the precipice we need to begin real and meaningful truth-sharing’