Okanagan
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Indigenous leaders denounce UBC profs’ ‘outdated and regressive’ lawsuit against land acknowledgements
B.C. Supreme Court filing says diversity, equity and inclusion efforts stifle ‘freedom,’ while First Nations point to ‘thinly disguised’ denialism
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‘Just respect the fire’: Returning cultural burns to a parched Okanagan landscape brings risk and reward
Long before colonialism, syilx people regularly started low-intensity controlled fires. Those bringing it back see how it’s saving homes and lives
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On the banks of nx̌ʷaqʷaʔstn, a prayer ceremony marks World Water Day
ONA hosted the event in kiʔláwnaʔ with knowledge holder Xwayluxalqs, who reminded people of their responsibility to take care of local waterways
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‘Salmon relatives come back to their homeland’: Okanagan fish passage, blocked for decades, set to be re-opened
Fishway is expected to be finished by late June — finally allowing salmon access to their historic migration route into kɬúsx̌nítkʷ after more than 70 years
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For a third year, Similkameen women’s team wins All Native championship trophy
‘Three-peat — it’s been in the back of our minds forever,’ says Starbirds MVP Jade Montgomery-Waardenburg. ‘It feels so good to win today’
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Similkameen women’s team opens at All Native Basketball Tournament with dominating victory
The Starbirds are in ‘Prince Rupert’ seeking to take home gold in their category for a third consecutive year
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syilx Okanagan artist’s orange jerseys foster connections at sn’pinktn hockey game
Wynona Paul’s design honouring her nation and family was worn by the Penticton Vees team during a game last week
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Through sculpture, syilx Okanagan artist turns pictographs into towering 3D figures
q̓ʷəq̓ʷcw̓íyaʔ Taylor Baptiste’s exhibit ‘q̓ayisxn: Off the Rocks’ is being displayed in in kiʔláwnaʔ until Jan. 22
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Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric: ‘I’m always optimistic’
Negotiations to update historic deal that excluded First Nations could be affected by soured ‘U.S-Canada’ relations as Trump prepares to take office
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In Similkameen homelands, mining operations threaten syilx Okanagan laws, identity
Also known as Eagle Valley, the Similkameen Valley holds ‘the lifeblood of our land,’ says LSIB member