Okanagan
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What’s happening with Indigenous education programs in the Okanagan?
On May 15, Health officials announced that K-12 students will have optional in-class instruction starting on June 1. “The Ministry of Education is working with all 60 school districts, independent school authorities, First Nations schools, teachers, school leaders, support staff, public health officials and all its education partners to co-ordinate the next steps for accommodating more…
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The struggle to manage a B.C. beach where dogs, garbage and drugs are a problem
Local First Nation and regional governments develop plans to ensure local hotspot is respected and maintained.
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Indigenous-owned winery raises tasting glasses for the first time in months
Tastings begin and restaurant reopening plans in the works at Indigenous World Winery amid phase two of B.C.’s restart plan.
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A gift store and gallery’s journey to make it through COVID-19
First they closed their doors, then they moved online and now they’re open to the public once again.
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Bringing back dugout canoe culture, starting with students
Around 500 students in West Kelowna and Kamloops were carving traditional dugout canoes at school — now their carving teachers are finishing the job.
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Don’t panic, they have bannock: How Kekuli Cafe is adapting to the COVID-19 reality
Cafe prepares for the future as B.C. economy reopens
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First Nations seek data sovereignty amid COVID-19
Pandemic highlights need to ensure better data is collected and shared.
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Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand: From ballet slippers to MMA champion
The eighteen-year-old explains what it’s been like to train during COVID-19 and how she hopes to fight in front of her hometown post-pandemic.
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We are the children of the survivors of past pandemics
‘The resiliency has been passed down to further generations, so we are able to survive these times of struggle’
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Revitalizing a language, one video call at a time
How instructors and students are staying connected and adapting to keep the Syilx language alive.