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Indigenous paddlers launch powerful voyage to reclaim Pacific Northwest canoe culture
A flotilla of Indigenous canoes a hundred strong is converging along the Pacific Northwest as…
iN PHOTOS: BC youth Warriors build community, connections and culture
Half a dozen First Nation youth and a couple of men circled to inspect a…
iN PHOTOS: ‘Still our territory’: Annual canoe journey crosses border on Osoyoos Lake
For the 22nd year in a row, syilx Okanagan people took a canoe journey across…
iN PHOTOS: Love story at Penticton’s Powwow Between the Lakes
A love story that began five years ago on the powwow circuit came full circle…
Penticton band reveals new winter home to community
Penticton Indian Band (PIB) celebrated the grand opening of a new q?c?i? (winter home) at…
‘Our language is very strong:’ First cohort completes new nsyilxc?n degree at UBC Okanagan
The sound of drums and roaring cheers filled the En’owkin Centre last week as people…
Penticton’s Vaisakhi celebration promises culture, religion and fun
A colourful celebration of culture and religion will once again be part of this year’s…
LAND BACK: Osoyoos Indian Band reclaims sacred salmon fishing site
The Osoyoos Indian Band is celebrating the return of an important piece of land which…
Kamloops Caribbean food and music festival to make triumphant return
After years of postponement due to COVID-19, a Kamloops festival will showcase the culture and…
Kelowna Museums offers introductory nsyilxc?n course for all learners
In an effort to help preserve nsyilxc?n, the language spoken by syilx people, and to…
iN PHOTOS: ‘It’s living, it’s breathing’: Outdoor tours of syilx cultural garden in high demand
Tours of a busy cultural garden in syilx homelands are increasing awareness about syilx plants,…
Indigenous Peoples Day events within syilx homelands
In honour of sqilxw day (National Indigenous Peoples Day) today, June 21, the syilx Nation…
iN PHOTOS: South Okanagan Pride Society kicks off month-long celebration
The room filled with roaring laughter as Rez Daddy, a local Two-Spirit drag artist, strutted…
iN PHOTOS: Okanagan Indian Band celebrates return of Cultural Arbor
Hundreds of community members gathered on May 28 to celebrate the grand reopening of the…