Water Stories
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For the Wet’suwet’en, latest RCMP raid confirms that reconciliation is ‘dead’
‘They don’t care about the land. All they care about is the money’
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After a century of damage, syilx caretakers are restoring nluxʷluxʷɬcwix
During the ONA’s annual syilx siwɬkʷ (Water) Forum, people visited the creek which is in the process of being rejuvenated
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‘There’s no respect’: Judge’s comments shock KIRS survivor as land defenders given jail time
As sentences were handed out to six people, a Secwépemc Matriarch has already appealed over ‘blatant bias’ in favour of TMX
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Expanse of deep ocean off ‘Vancouver Island’ set to become protected area
First Nations and federal government sign MOU to co-manage proposed MPA in 133,019-square-km section of the Pacific
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Newly-formed coalition wants to save dwindling wild Pacific salmon stocks
The Save our Salmon Coalition says it hopes to be a united front in advocating for the iconic West Coast fish
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kɬúsx̌nítkʷ, the original and accurate name for ‘Okanagan Lake’
skawilx (Sarah) Alexis shares what it means and how all those living on syilx homelands are called to care for it
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Land defenders build tipi along TMX construction route in ‘Burnaby’
The structure was put up as a reminder that the 1,150-km pipeline is being built without consent on unceded Indigenous homelands
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Secwépemc land defenders, arrested for opposing TMX, receive outpouring of support in ‘Vancouver’
A community event raised funds for legal and travel fees for the eight hereditary leaders and allies who are set to be sentenced this February
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Sta’lo’ Mustimuhw: A story of the river people
The story of the Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ (Cowichan River) goes back well before the first Quw’utsun ancestor, writes Jared Qwustenuxun Williams
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Secwépemc leaders, facing potential jail time, uphold sovereignty against TMX
Eight land defenders were arrested in Oct 2020 and have been standing trial in ‘Kamloops’ — four have now been found guilty of breaching an injunction