Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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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 May 20, 2021

Two Spirit couple face racism and discrimination on journey to motherhood
Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter April 16, 2021

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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
Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter April 16, 2021
Robert Riley Saunders

Robert Riley Saunders to be tried by B.C. Supreme Court justice
Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter February 23, 2021
kelowna-based mural

10K prize available for Indigenous artist to create Kelowna-based mural
Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter February 3, 2021
Kelly Terbasket

‘My life’s purpose’: Strengthening relationships through land-based teachings
Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter January 29, 2021