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Syilx artist and community leader contributes to UBCO’s public art collection
Syilx artist Sheldon Pierre Louis says the painting he created for UBC Okanagan’s Public Art…
New online map of B.C. braids together Indigenous land, language, arts and culture
A new, interactive map weaves together information on Indigenous peoples’ languages, arts, culture, and connection…
Afro-Indigenous community calls out Sephora Canada for lack of diversity
Indigenous representation is rising on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram and in ad…
Rez Daddy takes on ‘pandemic blues’ as part of South Okanagan Similkameen Pride
In these times of heaviness and grief, Madeline Terbasket, who is also known by their…
Embrace culture in times of loss and grief, says Syilx mental health worker
CONTENT ADVISORY Kim Montgomery and Charlotte Whitehead of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) are embracing…
How to talk to children about residential schools
In the aftermath of the shocking news of 215 children’s bodies being discovered in a…
‘It’s very close to home’: Okanagan men run 52 km to raise funds for mental health
Okanagan residents Andrew Garant and Cody Teichroeb ran a 52-kilometre ultramarathon along the rail trail…
Students learning Syilx teachings at this South Okanagan high school
The Experiential, Project-based, Indigenous and Community (EPIC) program designed to strengthen connections with Indigenous students…
First Nation learners, teachers passing language to future generations
All that we know and all of our relationships grows from the words of our…
Wait times for status cards example of systemic racism, says petition
Vivian Hermansen is collecting signatures for a new petition calling on the federal government to…
Syilx woman turns class project into annual community clean-up
Cassidy Marchand is lining up industrial-sized garbage bags, recycling bags and hi-vis vests in preparation…
Syilx mother shaken after learning RCMP, social worker searched home without her knowledge
When Lauren Marchand found out that an RCMP officer and a social worker had banged…
How cannabis helped this Syilx woman walk again
Sitting in a little cafe in Syilx territory in downtown Vernon, Jayna Pooley clinks her…
Westbank First Nation elders recognized by Okanagan College
Wilfred “Grouse” Barnes and Pamela Barnes, Elders and Knowledge Keepers from Westbank First Nation, say…
‘Black Boys Don’t Cry’ short film act of love for Black community in Kelowna
In the midst of dealing with the pandemic and growing anti-racism movements across North America,…
Disbarred lawyer Seanna McKinley is managing Indigenous youth housing in Kamloops
An Indigenous youth who spent years in government care is sounding an alarm about Seanna…
The resistance to TMX pipeline expansion will be quilted
Miranda Dick, a Secwepemc Matriarch, is creating an eight-foot long quilt, infusing her prayers for…
Vernon winter carnival Wild West theme seen as ‘deeply disturbing’ and ‘offensive’ by some
Indigenous Peoples and allies in the North Okanagan have been speaking out against the name…
New Syilx children’s book series ‘Follow the Water’ set to launch
A new children’s book series by a Syilx and Nlaka’pamux author will teach kids about…
Youth allegedly cheated by former Kelowna social worker wants restorative justice process
An Indigenous youth who was in care of Robert Riley Saunders when he was working…
‘They are jeopardizing our lives’: Okanagan chief calls for change after clashes with conservation officers
An Okanagan chief says it’s time for B.C. conservation officers to stop harassing his people,…
Disgraced former Kelowna social worker granted bail
Robert Riley Saunders was granted bail by B.C. Provincial Court judge Monica McParland in Kelowna…
Syilx hip-hop artist sharpening skills during global pandemic
Tight deep bass fills the room as Mike Marchand, a member of the Okanagan Indian…
The fight to stop systemic racism in science at UBC Okanagan
Ian Foulds holds a unique position at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. Foulds…