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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…