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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…