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Imaginary cows had a say in where Westbank First Nation reserves were placed
Ever wonder how European colonizers decided where to put Indian reserves in the Okanagan? It…
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…
After receiving honorary degree, Okanagan nation leader reflects on decades of service
From an early age, suiki?st (Pauline Terbasket) knew there was something more for her in…
Acclaimed BC First Nations healer and therapist wins Reconciliation Award
After leaving residential school in the late 1950s, Klith-waa-taa would wade into a frigid river…
iN PHOTOS: 7 years after her disappearance Caitlin Potts’ family reignites call for justice
Blanketed by a veil of smoke from distant wildfires, the blood-red sun slowly sets behind…
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…
‘The person to beat’: Okanagan teen has Brazilian jiu-jitsu world in a chokehold
Nearly 10 years after first setting foot on a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) mat, Lillian Marchand…
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…
UPDATE: Missing woman who may have been in Kamloops located
UPDATE: July 4, 2023 RCMP say a missing woman who may have travelled to Kamloops…
Life in a northern B.C. boomtown
The town of Kitimat, B.C., is folded into a forested valley, tucked back from where…
iN PHOTOS: Band uplifts two-spirit members with colourful Pride carnival in Keremeos
For its third annual Pride carnival, the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) embraced their sm?lqmíx…
Four generations of Secwepemc leader’s family gather to celebrate his stamp
A new stamp paying tribute to renowned Secwepemc First Nations political leader and author George…
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…
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society promotes art while educating youth about business
Nearly two years after its launch, an art program at the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society (KFS)…
Salmon release into Columbia River Basin cornerstone for Shuswap Band
When we release a part of ourselves to someone, we tend to reconcile with our…
‘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…
Mining companies snapping up claims on Indigenous land in B.C. ignore consultation at own peril
Reconciliation isn’t the only thing threatened when mining exploration companies fail to get consent from…
What was B.C.’s Coast Salish woolly dog, and can we bring it back?
If you had been wandering the Coast Salish territories of British Columbia some 4,000 years…
THE LAST 33 CARIBOU: Fighting for the survival of a B.C. herd
There’s a serene pocket of mountainous habitat in northwest B.C. where 33 caribou live, drinking…
Former child in ‘care,’ hip-hop artist brings message of visibility to BC legislature
Bryant Doradea never thought he would be performing rap songs in the B.C. legislature for…
Judge can’t try Tsilquot’in man because she’s from Tk’emlups band, lawyer argued
A BC Provincial Court judge was put in an awkward position in a fisheries case…
Hundreds of Penticton school kids join in release of 10,000 sockeye fry
Roughly 10,000 sc’win (sockeye salmon) fry were set free into ak? x?umina? (Shingle Creek) last…
Tide-powered clean energy could help West Coast communities in B.C. ditch diesel
A new tidal energy pilot project to reduce dependence on diesel in B.C.’s remote coastal…