First Nations
Interior First Nations elders and chiefs declare state of emergency over fentanyl crisis
KAMLOOPS – First Nations elders and chiefs have declared a state of emergency over the…
Thompson-Okanagan locals travel by bus to anti-Kinder Morgan pipeline rally in Vancouver
'WE WILL BE LINKING ARMS AND STANDING TOGETHER AS PEOPLE FROM ALL RACES, NATIONS, AND…
Housing, economic development on the agenda as Okanagan Indian Band heads to election
VERNON – There are old and new faces in the running for leadership of the…
iNPHOTOS: Anti-pipeline rally draws thousands to Vancouver
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Thousands of people rallied and marched through the streets of Vancouver in a…
Province to fund clean energy for the Skeetchestn Indian Band
KAMLOOPS – Skeetchestn Indian Band is set to receive $30,000 from the province to create…
Westbank First Nation’s private hospital still on shaky legal ground
The first version of Westbank First Nation’s hospital project may be dead and buried leaving…
Controversial referendum on ancestral Splatsin burial site called off
ENDERBY – The voices of the elders have been heard. Splatsin First Nation chief and…
Okanagan Indian Band announces involvement in creation of rail trail
OKANAGAN – The Okanagan Indian Band is getting involved in the planning and construction of…
First Nations leader encourages North Okanagan to keep up the search for Caitlin Potts
VERNON – The North Okanagan is being called upon to keep looking for Caitlin Potts…
Okanagan Indian Band sues government for neglecting to remove unexploded military bombs from reserve land
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band is taking the federal government to court over dangerous…
“In their hands our future lies”: Splatsin chief speaks emotionally at teachers conference
ENDERBY – The Chief of the Spatsin First Nation recalls being name-called and ridiculed by…
Competition pow wow returns to the Similkameen
PENTICTON – A weekend of colourful native culture comes to the Similkameen Valley next weekend…
HELSTON: Splatsin graveyard claim could be a step towards reconciliation
OPINION Sometimes, it’s helpful to go back to the very beginning of a story. For…
With referendum just days away, Splatsin increase pressure on band council to call off vote on ancestral burial site
ENDERBY – Public pressure is mounting for the Splatsin band council to cancel a referendum…
Splatsin band members formally ask chief and council to cancel referendum, protect ancestral grave site
ENDERBY – First Nations elders in a North Okanagan community have served their band’s chief…