Okanagan
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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’
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How to talk to children about residential schools
Educators share teaching resources from the classroom to assist speaking with children In the aftermath of a tragic discovery in Kamloops
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‘Clearly this is genocide’ : Exclusive Q&A with NDP Party Leader Jagmeet Singh
‘The only way we can truly honour those little children, those lives that were lost, is to fight for justice today,’ says Jagmeet Singh in an exclusive interview with IndigiNews following the recent findings at the Kamloops Indian Residential ‘School’
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An offering of love in a time of collective grief
‘I wish I could stand beside you, hold your hand, bring you tea, and just be there,’ writes author Helen Knott
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Non-Indigenous people — here’s what you can do, right now
7 ways to support Indigenous people grieving in wake of news about 215 children.