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‘Dodging their responsibilities’: syilx-led watershed protection effort lacking key cities’ support
Kelowna and West Kelowna remain outside a collaborative governance agreement signed by nearly every other government across the Okanagan and Similkameen watersheds
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Penticton Museum’s new exhibit honours syilx language keepers
‘This exhibit was very emotional for me. My mother was anever really acknowledged for her language,’ says Kristine Jack, about her mother Clara.
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syilx MMA champion Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand says her Okanagan community keeps her going
After winning a jiu-jitsu tournament in Texas, Marchand’s come home to keep training and (hopefully) inspire others to pursue their passions.
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Drastic droughts on the horizon, if syilx laws not upheld, says water expert
As devastating wildfires spread through B.C.’s interior, skawilx (Sarah Alexis) says there’s a parallel crisis that demands attention and action — droughts. “The climate change here is dramatic and incredibly scary,” says skawilx, a syilx woman living in nqmaplqs (head of Okanagan Lake). skawilx is a water advocate by birthright, she says. But she’s also enrolled…
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‘The islands are our homelands, too,’ says W̱SÁNEĆ youth
“The islands are our relatives, the relatives of the deep,” says Peter Underwood of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation.
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The Lhoosk’uz Dené village near Quesnel celebrates clean drinking water
Community worked with UBC and RESEAU Centre for Mobilizing Innovation to develop sustainable water source.
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Haida woman runs in Canadian federal election during ‘pivotal time’
“I know who I am, I know where I come from, and I know exactly what I’m getting myself into,” says Adeana Young, newly appointed candidate for the Green Party of Canada.
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