Water Stories
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Through generations, my family at Grassy Narrows has been harmed by mercury pollution
Sitting in a wigwam with my mother Judy Da Silva, I’m reminded how far-reaching the crisis is in our community — and how justice is still possible
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Film uplifts ceremonies for the return of ooligan, a vital fish for Nuxalk Nation
Slts’lani (Banchi Hanuse)’s new documentary ‘Ceremony’ about sputc — a once-plentiful fish in Bella Coola — will screen in Tkarón:to later this month
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Leaders in the North Okanagan join forces to protect crucial watershed from fire
Sacred to the syilx, and source of drinking water for 80,000 people, the North Aberdeen Plateau faces ‘extreme threat’ of wildfire — a new plan hopes to help
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As climate, industry warm Okanagan waterways, expert warns of ‘extinction event’ for fish by 2040
Lauren Terbasket shared the ‘alarming’ data about water trends during a watershed gathering on Feb. 20 — saying climate resilience must be prioritized
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smǝlqmíx leaders emphasize ‘no consent’ as ‘B.C.’ approves Copper Mountain Mine expansion
The New Ingerbelle project near ‘Princeton’ will revive an old open pit mine and raise its tailings dam by 87 metres
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‘I’m standing up for everything that I believe in’: Land defenders prepare to appeal TMX convictions
Secwépemc and Nlaka’pamux activists arrested at pipeline site ceremony await Supreme Court of Canada’s green light to appeal, as allies fundraise for legal costs
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‘B.C.’ group declares Similkameen River among province’s most ‘endangered’
Amidst opposition to mine’s expansion and other threats, LSIB continues to speak out in defence of its waterway, nməlqytkʷ
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Across a colonial border, First Nations share salmon eggs to bypass dams
This year marks a decade of the partnership between the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, in ‘Washington,’ and a syilx hatchery upriver
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As the Similkameen River runs ‘black,’ regional leaders plan future of watershed protection
In their last meeting of 2025, the Okanagan Similkameen Collaborative Leadership Table planned action items to heal and preserve the area’s siwɬkʷ (water)
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Ocean’s ebb and flow becomes ‘grounding force’ behind new exhibition
Vancouver Art Gallery’s ‘We who have known tides’ brings together nearly 40 pieces that reflect how Indigenous people have been shaped by their coastal territories