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In photos: Thousands march in Chemainus, BC, to support victims and survivors of Kuper Island School
Penelakut Tribe organized the march as part of the community’s ongoing healing process.
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Herman Edward keeps canoe journey alive 20 years later
The annual paddle upholds the syilx Peoples’ ancestral and territorial rights to cross the constructed Canada-U.S. border without interference.
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Snuneymuxw First Nation signs historic MOU with province and feds
The MOU outlines a new commitment to the Treaty of 1854, as well as the gradual transfer of lands back to the First Nation.
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Pandemic prompts Sncəwips Heritage Museum workers to share captikw (stories) through funny videos
“Our strength comes from being able to laugh, even in the darkest of times,” says Coralee Miller of Westbank First Nation.
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‘In our grief, rage and love’ says mother of Wet’suwet’en man killed by Campbell River police
Jared Lowndes’ friends and family share stories during a memorial service on July 20, before marching to the Campbell River police station and crying for justice.
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Indigenous youth boxing group ‘Team 700’ fights for support after funding cut
‘This team has impacted my life so much — I can do more than I ever knew,’ says one youth who trains with the Indigenous youth boxing group ‘Team 700.’
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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.