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Support local Indigenous creators this holiday season
From cannabis to salmon, books and beading, check out this curated list of local Okanagan creators to support this holiday season.
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Promoting resiliency through physical activity
Ivy Richardson and Elder Stella Erasmus Johnson want Indigenous people to care for themselves through physical activity.
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Total number of Indigenous nurses in B.C. unknown as registry says data is “incomplete”
The TRC’s 23rd call to action was for an increase in Indigenous health care practitioners. Without clear numbers, how can this call be met?
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Army of Kwakwaka’wakw doulas bringing birth back home
A group of newly trained Indigenous doulas reclaim their future bringing back birthing traditions
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How her name came to be: A Syilx naming ceremony
Sarah Alexis and Brian Muselle on why they chose to follow traditional practices in their journey of becoming parents
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Parents of the first baby born in village in over 50 years share their story
Andrea Fergusson and Brendan Tom sit side-by-side on their bed in the Tla-o-qui-aht village of Opitsaht, in the same house where Fergusson gave birth to their youngest son, Felix. He was the first baby to be born in the village in over 50 years. The family shares their birth story to encourage others to revitalize…
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Fighting discrimination during birth through the support of doulas
‘We’re putting the power back in their hands,’ says Nanaimo-based doula Andrea Howard
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‘More concerned about gender-based violence than the virus’
Elaine Alec aims to create an online website to provide resources for victims of sexual assault.
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New information sparks interest in search efforts for missing woman Ashley Simpson
A group of people are planning to search the area where mail with Ashley Simpson’s name on it was found.
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Indigenous nurse and birth worker advocate for more access to traditional birth support.
‘Birth should be sacred,’ Lucy Barney says. ‘But right now it’s medical and we need more traditional midwives.’