Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Star stories are "medicine for the people," Elder Leonard Cardinal says after the Cree Constellation Stories, a virtual series.

Storytelling through acimowina acahkosak — ‘star stories’

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Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter August 16, 2021

Bringing salmon back to the upper Columbia River will be the focus of a free online festival taking place from May 10th to 16th.

Bringing the Salmon Home: Week-long festival celebrates Indigenous knowledge, restoration

Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 20, 2021

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Two Spirit couple face racism and discrimination on journey to motherhood

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Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter April 16, 2021

Youth sounds alarm about disbarred lawyer Seanna McKinley (now Proulx) who is managing Indigenous youth housing in Kamloops, B.C.

Disbarred lawyer Seanna McKinley is managing Indigenous youth housing in Kamloops

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Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter April 16, 2021

Robert Riley Saunders

Robert Riley Saunders to be tried by B.C. Supreme Court justice

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Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter February 23, 2021

kelowna-based mural

10K prize available for Indigenous artist to create Kelowna-based mural

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Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter February 3, 2021