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VIU summer camp introduces Indigenous youth to life on campus

By Philip McLachlan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● News ● August 4, 2022 August 8, 2022

‘You don’t have to give up your cultural identity to come to a place of higher learning,’ says Thuy’she’num Tu Smun’eem camp coordinator

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A crowd of people stand on a black platform in front of a wood panel structure with a formline design painted in black across it, at the front of the room. Everyone's hands are raised, and they are singing as a choir.

New Snuneymuxw language hub dream recognized for Elders

By Anna McKenzie ● News ● July 29, 2022 August 2, 2022

The nation celebrated the opening of its new learning centre which will offer teachings around Hul’q’umi’num, plant medicine, employment training

Ten people are seen standing behind a desk in the Williams Lake First Nation's office. More people are standing up from their seats to face the leaders at the front of the room.

Advocates question RCMP’s role in death of WLFN man, demand public inquiry

By Philip McLachlan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● July 20, 2022 July 29, 2022

Advocates call for change after Rojun Alphonse died following a distress call to his home that his relations say was escalated with tear gas and weapons

Cree Elder Alphonse Little Poplar sits on a bench outside his home on the Sweetgrass First Nation in an undated photo..

Winter in Bed

By IndigiNews Staff ● Vancouver Island ● July 19, 2022 August 3, 2022

IndigiNews is publishing stories from Alphonse Little Poplar, recorded and transcribed in 1986, to share his incredible memories and gentle storytelling.

The Baker’s Burnt Bread

By IndigiNews Staff ● Vancouver Island ● July 15, 2022 August 3, 2022

IndigiNews is publishing stories from Alphonse Little Poplar, recorded and transcribed in 1986, to share his incredible memories and gentle storytelling.

An Indigenous woman stands in front of a bay of water at low tide. She is waring a white long sleeve shirt with the sleeves pulled up to her elbows, and it read "Justice for Jared. Jared Lowdnes killed by RCMP on July 8, 2021." Around her waist is a beaded belt that says "RCMP" and "ACAB". She is adorned in a seashell necklace, a woven cedar cuff, and rectangular bone earrings. Her right arm is raised above her head with an eagle feather in her fist.

One year after RCMP killed Wet’suwet’en man, loved ones push for justice

By Odette Auger, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Vancouver Island ● July 12, 2022 July 28, 2022

Jared (Jay) Lowdnes was shot by ‘Campbell River’ RCMP in 2021 — his friends and family members are still seeking systemic change by turning ‘rage into action,’ ‘pain into power’