Wildfires
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Wildfires impact Secwépemc food sovereignty, but community leans on ‘trusting in our ways’
Dawn Morrison of the Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty speaks about climate change and how it’s impacting living from the land
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Okanagan Nation Alliance handing out free Juniper bundles to ease risks from wildfire smoke
punłp is just one of the many natural medicines found across syilx territory, with one of its many uses being an air purifier
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In the midst of a destructive wildfire season, Sinixt experts point to the benefits of cultural burns
Knowledge-keepers say it’s time to end the colonial legacy of fire suppression: ‘Our wisdom and how we took care of the land has been disregarded’
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syilx family with 2 Elders and teenager in need of support after losing home to fire
Content Warning: Loss due to fire, mentions of residential “schools,” and animal loss. Please read with care. A syilx family, which includes two Elders and a teenager, is in need of support after a fire destroyed their home. A devastating fire began in nk̓maplqs (top of Okanagan lake), on the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) on…
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OKIB welcomes some of its members home after wildfires swept through the community
The OKIB purchases two temporary homes that will be installed next week
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Penticton Indian Band is using syilx traditional methods to reduce wildfire risk
Prescribed burns to happen in syilx territory around Penticton now through February, says band’s director of natural resources.
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Survivor’s guilt in the wake of B.C. wildfires
‘We will be the Phoenix that rises through these ashes,’ says Jayna Pooley of Okanagan Indian Band.
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Okanagan Chief asks public to be mindful as community recovers from wildfire
Respect stressed wildlife, backcountry and people as they clean up, repair and replace lost homes and businesses, urges Chief Byron Louis.
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Swapping hockey sticks for hoses — A wildfire history lesson
‘I never seen any quit from our people,’ says Dan Wilson, former firefighter and current councillor with the Okanagan Indian Band.
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New wildfire in syilx territory on Penticton Indian Band land
The fire started Saturday and is listed as out of control. No evacuation orders yet.