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Goats, not glyphosate: Critics see alternatives to Coastal GasLink’s herbicide plans
Backpacks full of chemical herbicides or goats and wildflowers? As TC Energy prepares its plans…
This wildflower could fight antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis: UBC research
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are using a North American wildflower called bloodroot…
iN PHOTOS: Gathering celebrates salmon revival in syilx Okanagan waterways
Community members from across the syilx Okanagan Nation gathered last week for their annual autumn…
Rustad’s Indigenous policy announcement adds insult to injury, say First Nations
First Nations leaders are dismayed BC Conservative Leader John Rustad chose to announce his party’s…
Lone chinook salmon makes ‘milestone’ return home to Okanagan Lake
For the first time in known recent history, a lone adult Okanagan summer chinook salmon…
A ‘gut-wrenching’ snapshot of First Nations Health in BC
Editor’s note: This story contains discussion about the wide-ranging health impacts resulting from settler colonialist…
‘Our medicinal lake’: Okanagan Nation members gather at Spotted Lake
During a gathering at kllilx’w (Spotted Lake) in late July, syilx Okanagan Nation members were…
First Nation’s geothermal project shows how fossil fuels can power next seven generations
Elders and community members always knew something was bubbling under their feet on this remote…
UPDATE: Missing Williams Lake teen located
UPDATE: July 17, 2024 RCMP say a missing 14-year-old Williams Lake teenager has been located,…
BC spent nearly $300K to promote program that many youth in need can’t access
A provincial program meant to provide income, housing and health support to youth aging out…
Rally outside Kamloops court denounces Curtis Sagmoen and violence against women
CONTENT ADVISORY This story contains details about Canada’s epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women,…
Using fire to heal the land — and mitigate BC wildfires
Gitanyow Elder Darlene Vegh drips fire onto a patch of dry leaves, moss and twigs…
Concerns swirl about heaps of milled asphalt at Neskonlith Indian Band near Chase
Neskonlith Indian Band members say they have been experiencing headaches and dizziness after piles of…
iN VIDEO: Youth mountain bike program blazing trails in North Thompson and beyond
For Simpcw First Nation member Tom Eustache, mountain biking has been a way for his…
From berries to sage, Anona Kampe teaches syilx Okanagan plant knowledge
Only take what you need, and use what you take. And whatever you don’t use,…
Schooling the fine art of Indigenous food sovereignty on BC coast
Joshua Charleson throws back the lid of an enormous cooler to reveal a cache of…
BC voters conflicted over move to involve First Nations in land management: poll
A survey has found voters are divided over the province’s proposed changes to the BC…
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…
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…
Horses: An industrial revolution for Thompson-Okanagan First Nations
Mechanization transformed the European world and launched the Industrial Revolution in the mid 1700s. At…
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,…
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…
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…
Swimming for salmon in the backwoods of BC
On a rare sunny late October day, a quartet of swimmers gathered around a deep…