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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: Two-Spirit artist builds safer spaces in Okanagan for queer youth
A Two-Spirit artist and storyteller is using stage performance and social media to inspire and…
There’s no place like the Windermere Dome in the Kootenays
Calling all glampers. Winderdome Resort is bringing wonder to those ready for a unique glamping…
Robert Louie running to return as chief of Westbank First Nation
Former Westbank First Nation chief Robert Louie is running again to fill the top spot…
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,…
Protestors condemn disgraced social worker Robert Saunders at Kelowna courthouse
syilx and sqilx’w community members gathered outside of Kelowna Law Courts in syilx homelands Wednesday…
Indigenous Peoples Day events within syilx homelands
In honour of sqilxw day (National Indigenous Peoples Day) today, June 21, the syilx Nation…
Westbank First Nation chief resigns
Chief of the Westbank First Nation Christopher Derickson has resigned, citing corruption as the reason…
iN PHOTOS: Annual Spirit of syilx Youth Unity Run honoured residential ‘school’ survivors
On June 3, for the first time in its 14-year history, the annual Spirit of…
New hunting rules fuel division in B.C., four First Nations say
The first line of a provincial announcement on new hunting rules reads: “In partnership with…
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…
Table Talks to bring reconciliation discussions to South Okanagan-Similkameen
A two-year pilot program will bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members together at the kitchen…
Okanagan Indian Band to host grand reopening of Cultural Arbor
The Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) is inviting all members of the OKIB community, the syilx…
Community support emphasized at syilx Nation Drug Forum
During the annual syilx Nation Drug Forum on May 13, syilx people from across the…
Court ruling doesn’t sink Ottawa’s decision to close Discovery Islands salmon farms, critics say
West Coast environmental groups and First Nations opposed to salmon farming are urging the federal…
Rare cold-water coral garden in peril on B.C. coast
A remarkable coral garden tucked away in a remote inlet on B.C.’s wild central coast…
Coastal First Nation’s clean energy conversion efforts ahead of curve in B.C.
A remote coastal First Nation has weaned a third of its homes off fossil fuels,…
Why a highly anticipated Site C dam ‘mega trial’ isn’t happening right now
For those following the Site C dam project closely, March 14 was supposed to be…
Logging company’s deferrals of old-growth jewels bittersweet, environmentalists say
West Coast environmental organizations are cautiously optimistic after a large forestry company announced deferrals of…
Kelowna Chiefs looking for syilx artist to design new jerseys
A Kelowna hockey club is showing its support for the local Indigenous community by showcasing…
Tk’emlúps chief plans to invite Pope to visit Kamloops reserve
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir will hand deliver to Pope Francis an invitation…
iN PHOTOS: syilx artist rediscovers the joy of drawing after stopping for 40 years
Hector Alec, a syilx artist, recently rediscovered his passion for art after putting his pen…
iN PHOTOS: syilx elder Freddy Louis remembers life in the ring, on the ice and on the diamond
On an overcast day, syilx Elder Freddy Louis sits on the sofa in his living…
Indigenous women are blazing a conservation trail
There is a saying in the Kaska language: “Dene K’e´h Didi¯ Ni¯´' Su¯´ge´h'i¯n Ma¯” —…