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Okanagan Indian Band responds as several cases of COVID-19 confirmed in community
OKIB Chief Byron Louis urges people to stay home to flatten the curve.
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Working hard to keep the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society open during the pandemic
Executive director Edna Terbasket is ‘a good-hearted woman warrior’ and deserves recognition as a community changemaker says a colleague.
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Community rallies as Curtis Sagmoen back in Vernon court
Sagmoen’s arraignment hearing for assault charges has been set for February.
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Victoria siblings explore creatures from Indigenous stories in horror-themed podcast
Mackenzie Taylor and Josef Stafford started ‘the Historical Natives’ podcast to delve into lore around mysterious figures like Sasquatch and Wendigo
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‘Dearest Elders’ first to receive vaccine in Snuneymuxw First Nation, as COVID cases rise
Chief Michael Wyse says it took a strong plan and coordinated team to roll out the Moderna vaccine in his community this week.
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Comox Valley educator wants Indigenous youth to feel belonging and pride
Jeannine Lindsay, a new teacher and former Indigenous Support Worker, aims to give students the experience that she never had growing up
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‘Trust MCFD,’ says BC’s new children’s minister to Indigenous youth in care
An exclusive interview with Minister Mitzi Dean about her plans for serving Indigenous youth and families
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To get through hard times, Frank Marchand shares with his community
Marchand, from Okanagan Indian Band, was nominated as an Okanagan Changemaker for his generosity with gifts of knowledge, food and support.
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B.C. health care workers add their names to list calling on closure of work camps during pandemic
A letter written by Wet’suwet’en female chiefs, and backed by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and more than 400 healthcare workers, calls on the B.C. government to close “man camps” during COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘They are jeopardizing our lives’: Okanagan chief calls for change after clashes with B.C. conservation officers
Incidents between Syilx hunters and B.C. conservation officer services raise questions about Indigenous sovereignty