Sports
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Ahead of Orange Shirt Day, WLFN powwow dancers don orange regalia as ‘symbol of resilience’
Dancers of all ages filled the arbour in T’exelc to display the strength of their cultures while honouring all those affected by residential ‘schools’
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On the powwow trail, Secwépemc mother balances business with family: ‘I’ll never miss my daughter dance’
Ashley Michel started 4 Generations Creations after she realized she had a knack for sewing regalia — now she’s a contestant on Pow Wow Pitch
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Tribal Journeys 2023: After three-year hiatus, canoe families pull to Muckleshoot
With various stops along the way, dozens of canoes travelled ancestral waterways to come together for a week of protocol and cultural sharing
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Basketball superstar from Tkemlúps te Secwépemc, 14, heads to NAIG 2023
Waki-Ya Charging Bear Diablo is departing for Kjipuktuk (Halifax) this weekend to play for Team BC in the U14 men’s league
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At 16, Okanagan teen has Brazilian jiu-jitsu world in a chokehold: ‘She’s the person to beat’
Lillian Marchand of OKIB started practicing the martial art after being bullied — a decade later, she has multiple championships under her soon-to-be black belt
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WLFN Youth enjoy new drop-in centre as space for culture or ‘just having fun’
The centre, a former workout room, was renovated just for the community’s young people after they requested their own space: ‘We listened and we provided’
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Married at the powwow: Dancers tie the knot at snpink’tn event where they first met
Tyrone Kruger and Nicole (Schellenberg) Kruger celebrated their union with a ceremony at the FSCS Powwow Between the Lakes on June 24
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‘We’re running for our ancestors’: Syilx Unity Run connects community to the land
‘What you’re doing today, representing your community, in the highest of honour,’ said Chief Greg Gabriel of the Penticton Indian Band
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WLFN remembers lost children, uplifts Youth at annual rodeo
Opening ceremonies feature moving display of remembrance and cultural resurgence as event kicks off on Secwépemc homelands
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‘The feeling is electric’: JANT kicks off with celebration in Snuneymuxw
More than 1,200 Youth players from 91 teams are set to compete in this year’s tournament from March 20 to 24