Okanagan
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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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Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares ‘a better way of looking after the land’
In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning ‘needs to be multiplied hundreds of times’ — returning to Indigenous stewardship
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syilx children vow to ‘save the world,’ one seedling at a time
Elementary students in sn’pink’tn plant native shrubs and trees as part of an effort to help migrating salmon
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UBCIC declares ‘unwavering solidarity’ with syilx opposition to gold mine
Grand chief says organization offers support for Okanagan Indian Band’s push to protect watersheds from Ximen Mining
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‘We have a way to save communities’: Cultural fire keepers share knowledge across colonial borders
First Nations experts attend first National Indigenous Fire Gathering in syilx homelands, joining counterparts from ‘Canada,’ ‘Australia’ and ‘U.S.’
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Across syilx territories, people are imitating beavers — and hoping for their return
Often seen as a ‘nuisance’ species to be trapped and removed, stunx — beaver in nsyilxcən — may be a key to restoring wetlands and watersheds amidst deforestation and climate change
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y̓ilmixʷm Robert Louie honoured with Order of B.C. for lifetime of ‘bold leadership’
The longtime WFN chief was given the insignia on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Government House in ‘Victoria,’ calling the award ‘humbling and inspiring’
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‘Misused traditions to do harm’: Judge bans disgraced healer from practice for one year after assault of syilx woman
Complainant says healing from 2022 assault has meant ‘becoming a new version of myself that is stronger, sharper, unbroken in spirit’
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New theatre experience in sw̓iw̓s brings syilx Animal People to life
The immersive film ‘Whispers of the Trickster’ will be on display indefinitely at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
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At Penticton Indian Band, researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease
The Okanagan population of yilíkʷlxkn has been depleted by up to 70 per cent by mange over two decades — a year-long project aims to find a drug to treat it