Author Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chehala Leonard,'s Latest Articles Going beyond western notions of theatre By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● October 31, 2020 How playwright Kim Sinklep Harvey honours her ancestors and future generations through her work. Watering down the violence against Mi’kmaw fishermen ‘dehumanizes Native people’ By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● October 23, 2020 Mi’kmaq lawyer Pamela Palmater and professor Candis Callison weigh in on the media’s coverage of the violence against Mi’kmaw people. “I got an army with me,” says first Indigenous woman to run in Kamloops-South Thompson By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● October 22, 2020 Anna Thomas, BC NDP candidate, feels ‘proud and honoured’ to be the first Indigenous candidate in riding. Award-winning Cree actor Lorne Cardinal returns to the screen, only this time he’s animated By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● October 22, 2020 As season 3 of Corner Gas Animated kicks off we talk with Lorne about his career and his advice for aspiring actors. 5 books to decolonize your mind this Thanksgiving By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● October 22, 2020 Books written by Indigenous authors that you should read. Janine Lott on her journey of becoming an artist, one seed at a time By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● October 22, 2020 Syilx artist discusses her career and recently commissioned artwork for Downie-Wenjack Legacy Space in Kelowna. Mi’kmaq artist Jodie B releases her first album By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● October 2, 2020 She shares what it’s like to produce and mix her own music, and the childhood experiences that brought her here. IndigiNews of the week: Our stories, our history By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● September 29, 2020 Your weekly roundup of news and information about what’s happening across the Nation. IndigiNews of the week: Land protection By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● September 29, 2020 Your weekly roundup of news and information about what’s happening across the Nation. ‘Humour is part of our healing,’ says Cree Nakoda Sioux comedian Conway Kootenay By Chehala Leonard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● September 29, 2020 After performing in Okanagan territory, Kootenay explains why entertainers are needed now, in pandemic times, more than ever. Posts pagination Previous 1 2 3 4 … 6 Next