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B.C. Wildlife Park wants you to come and get ‘Wild on Thanksgiving’
KAMLOOPS – It's almost Thanksgiving, and for the crew at the B.C. Wildlife Park in…
Kamloops Métis agency gains child welfare control
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. government has transferred Metis child welfare authority to a Kamloops Métis…
Searching for Caitlin Potts: Organized effort to find missing First Nations woman underway in Enderby
ENDERBY – Search teams will scour the Enderby area today for a missing First Nations…
Police investigate possible connection between body found and missing North Okanagan woman
CALGARY – Investigators are looking into the possibility that a woman’s body found this week…
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…
First Nation vigils planned across Thompson-Okanagan to honour missing and murdered women
OKANAGAN – First Nations across the country will be holding vigils this week to call…
Several Southern Interior entrepreneurs to be honoured at Aboriginal Business Awards
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Several Aboriginal businesspeople from the Thompson-Okanagan will be celebrated next month for their…
Kamloopa Pow Wow celebrated on social media
KAMLOOPS – The 37th annual Kamloopa Pow Wow has come to an end and people…
Richard Wagamese to speak on First Nations reconciliation at upcoming Kamloops event
KAMLOOPS – Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed its five-year mandate, the focus of…
Mary Thomas recordings help keep the Secwepemc culture alive
SALMON ARM – In a generation where knowledge about historic languages and cultures can fade…
TRU law professors hoping to educate, discuss territorial governance at conference
KAMLOOPS – Two law faculty members at Thompson Rivers University are looking to bring scholars…
UBC Okanagan panel examines history shared by Syilx and settlers to the Okanagan Valley
ORGANIZERS ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION KELOWNA – Ask the…
UPDATE: Missing woman last seen in downtown Kamloops located
UPDATE: 10:53 A.M., DEC. 30, 2015 RCMP say Gloria Bowe has been located and is safe and sound. Personal information has been removed. 12:04 P.M., DEC. 23, 2015 KAMLOOPS - Gloria Bowe, 55, was reported missing Dec. 22 and was last known to be in the downtown area of Kamloops. Anyone with information on her...
Splatsin First Nation launches lawsuit against B.C. government
ENDERBY - A local First Nation has filed a lawsuit against the B.C. government accusing it of ignoring the band's jurisdiction over the welfare of its children. The Splatsin First Nation in Enderby served the province a notice of claim during a rally outside Premier Christy Clark’s constituency office in Kelowna Tuesday, Oct. 13. The...
Kamloopa Pow Wow expected to draw 20,000 people
KAMLOOPS - The largest pow wow in the west is just over a week away and organizers are busy preparing for the nearly 20,000 people expected to attend the event. The Kamloopa Pow Wow is set for Aug. 1-3 and will feature about 600 dancers, about a dozen drumming groups and a variety of Aboriginal...