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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 Nations to hold press conference, ground search for missing Enderby woman Caitlin Potts
ENDERBY – First Nations officials are stepping up efforts to find a young woman who…
First Nations actors needed for movie set to film in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – First Nations actors are being sought for a film adaptation of a novel…
UPDATE: Money stolen by Enderby gas station manager caused ‘schism’ in Splatsin community: Crown
GAS STATION MANAGER SENTENCED TO HOUSE ARREST AFTER STEALING BAND FUNDS VERNON – The defence…
Mary Thomas recordings help keep the Secwepemc culture alive
SALMON ARM – In a generation where knowledge about historic languages and cultures can fade…
Okanagan Indian Band announces involvement in creation of rail trail
OKANAGAN – The Okanagan Indian Band is getting involved in the planning and construction of…
Splatsin advance legal, political fight for jurisdiction over children in care
ENDERBY – The Splatsin First Nation is pressing on with a lawsuit against the B.C.…
Indigenous climate change conference in Kamloops attracts notable attendee
KAMLOOPS – Indigenous issues and climate change will be at the forefront of a discussion…
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…
Removing military explosives from Okanagan band land ‘not as simple as putting money at it’: DND
VERNON – The Department of National Defence is responding to criticism from a local First…
Fight over Jacko Lake near Kamloops continues
KAMLOOPS – Just a few days after the province announced it would continue to fight…
Why a private developer got $11M to remove bombs while the Okanagan Indian Band is still waiting
‘THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE FIRST NATIONS ARE LEFT IN THE AVENUES LAID OUT…
AJAX MINE: Tailings storage, First Nations and other delays
KAMLOOPS – The environmental application is finally submitted and now the reading, reviews and scrutinizing…
Province fighting First Nations’ land title claim on Jacko Lake
KAMLOOPS – As KGHM Ajax Mining prepares to submit its application on Monday, the province…
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…
Missing and murdered indigenous women, girls to be recognized, honoured in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In recognition of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls, the B.C. Native Womens' Association plans to host a red ribbon awareness campaign later this month. On Jan. 15, the association will host a brief ceremony to tie the first red ribbon, followed by a song and prayer. A location for the 10:15 a.m....
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...
State of the art Splatsin Community Centre to open next month
ENDERBY - A new landmark on the Splatsin First Nation reserve in Enderby is set to open its doors next month. The Splatsin Community Centre on Highway 97A will have a grand opening Dec. 5. The circular building is modelled after the Splatsin’s traditional winter pit houses and features a green roof. With a full-sized...
Murray Sinclair speaks in Kamloops of Aboriginal people’s past, present and future
KAMLOOPS - Justice Murray Sinclair led an emotional evening in Kamloops last night as he spoke of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s findings on Indian Residential Schools. A Canadian judge and chair of the commission, Sinclair spoke to a packed house in the Grand Hall at Thompson Rivers University yesterday, Oct. 26. He said the...
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…
Newspaper ad congratulates aboriginal high school grads for ‘sobriety’
VERNON - A newspaper ad taken out by a Vancouver MP was meant to be congratulatory, but is instead leaving many in shock and disgust. The ad, which was taken out by Liberal MP Joyce Murray, tells aboriginal youth that ‘Sobriety, education and hard work lead to success.’ The ad is printed in First Nations...
UPDATE: First Nations woman confronts Justice Minister at Vernon luncheon
VERNON – An angry and upset First Nations woman used a Chamber of Commerce luncheon…
Biosolids protest expected to disrupt downtown traffic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Nicola Valley biosolids protest is coming to Kamloops this morning, and RCMP are warning there may be traffic disruptions. Friends of the Nicola Valley are planning a protest today, June 19, at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of Victoria Street and Fifth Avenue. It is expected the protest will last several hours...
Regional districts, Splatsin band join forces to acquire abandoned railroad
ENDERBY - Local governments and First Nations will work together to acquire a discontinued rail corridor stretching from Armstrong to Sicamous. The North Okanagan Regional District, Columbia Shuswap Regional District and Splatsin Band have formalized their partnership with a Memorandum of Understanding, an important step in pursuing the land deal. “It brings us together as...