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Leave the deer alone: We aren’t the only ones recovering from wildfires
Skeetchestn First Nation is asking the public to leave the deer and their homes alone,…
There’s no new climate economy without Indigenous people and perspectives
Indigenous communities are leading Canada's clean energy boom, "and doing that with a slanted table,"…
Site of centuries-old First Nations battle in Summerland heading for a new type of fight
In 1808, a vicious battle was waged between the Shuswap and Syilx (Okanagan) nations in…
Regulator approves TMX plan to trench through ‘extremely sacred’ Secwépemc site
A Secwépemc knowledge-keeper is outraged after Trans Mountain was given approval from Canada’s energy regulator…
Concert at Tk’emlups te Secwepemc aimed to ‘bridge a gap between cultures’
Welcoming hundreds of people into the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Powwow Arbour last week, Kúkwpi7 Rosanne…
People are destroying Penticton’s iconic hoodoos
Penticton’s unique hoodoos are a tourist attraction but they might be gone if they aren’t…
The Bluff on WFN land could rival Tolko mill site as next huge development
There's been lots of talk in the past four years about the redevelopment of the…
Pressure builds for review of mine expansion that may threaten Similkameen River
Pressure is building on the BC government to undertake an environmental review of a proposed…
Tk’emlúps film panel reflects on power of storytelling and ‘Golden Age’ for Indigenous cinema
The first time emerging Secwépemc screenwriter Amanda Wandler saw Indigenous people represented in a film,…
Indigenous leaders condemn justice system after Kelowna social worker granted parole
A man who forged social worker credentials and defrauded youth under his “care” — many…
Salmon SWAT teams deployed in BC to help fish during drought
A provincewide drought this summer dried up B.C. rivers and jeopardized the survival of already…
Keeping the Nsyilxc?n’ language alive in the Okanagan
Okanagan students will demonstrate their proficiency in the Nsyilxc?n' language this week as part of…
New treatment facility at Penticton Indian Band weaves culture with healing
In the nsyilxc?n language, snx?astwilxtn means “a place to heal.” That’s the mission and purpose…
‘Beautiful to witness’: Syilx Language House cohort showcases knowledge at virtual event
Students in the Syilx Language House’s first-year nsyilxc?n fluency cohort gave oral presentations entirely in…
BC will add prescribed burns to fire management toolkit
The province has announced several new amendments to the Forest and Range Practices Act, the…
For 18-year-old syilx basketball star, sports and mental health intersect
Just down the road from where sk’ik’aycin Peter Waardenburg Jr. grew up is one of…
Penticton career fair connects Indigenous students with professional mentors
During a career fair in Penticton last week, Indigenous secondary school students heard from 26…
Swimming for salmon in the backwoods of BC
On a rare sunny late October day, a quartet of swimmers gathered around a deep…
Junior hockey players in Golden wear Indigenous names on their jerseys
Four junior hockey players from Golden Rockets will be wearing orange jerseys with their Indigenous…
Kamloops area First Nation has message in wake of devastating wildfire
When he was a boy, Ron Tomma would leave after breakfast to run freely with…
Only half of British Columbians in favour of Indigenous economic reconciliation: poll
While only half of British Columbians are in favour of economic reconciliation with Indigenous peoples,…
Horses: An industrial revolution for Thompson-Okanagan First Nations
Mechanization transformed the European world and launched the Industrial Revolution in the mid 1700s. At…
New Indigenous art space in Penticton opens its doors with first exhibition
A new sqilxw artist-run centre has opened its doors in Penticton (snpintktn) — realizing a…
BC First Nations question economic toll of shipping through Salish Sea
Tsawout First Nation councillor John Paul Etzel stood up and posed a central question for…