Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Author at The Discourse.

‘When you laugh, all your sadness goes away’ comedy night on Sept 30

By Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● September 29, 2021 August 4, 2022

syilx performing artist Madeline Terbasket will perform in an evening comedy show, planned for those who attended the residential “schools” on Sept 30 ‘National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.’

Okanagan Indian Band unveils Canoe Bay sign, sharing syilx knowledge

By Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● September 29, 2021 August 4, 2022

A ceremony on Sept. 30 will honour the new sign and growing relationships that brought it to fruition — between syilx community, City of Vernon and regional government.

Secwépemc hereditary Matriarch Miranda Dick and her father, hereditary Chief Saw-ses, publish Free Prior and Informed Consent Protocol

What are the rules of engagement for guests on Secwépemc territory?

By Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● May 31, 2021 July 27, 2022

Hereditary Matriarch Miranda Dick and her father, hereditary Chief Saw-ses, publish Free Prior and Informed Consent Protocol.

The resistance will be quilted

By Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● February 11, 2021 August 5, 2022

Miranda Dick, a Secwepemc Matriarch, and supporters resist the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion through whatever creative means necessary

‘Trust the process’: Syilx author shares her journey of healing in new book

By Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● July 20, 2020 August 5, 2022

Calling My Spirit Back is based on Elaine Alec’s past and present, and provides traditional tools for wellness.

Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand: From ballet slippers to MMA champion

By Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● May 13, 2020 August 5, 2022

The eighteen-year-old explains what it’s been like to train during COVID-19 and how she hopes to fight in front of her hometown post-pandemic.

First Nations seek data sovereignty amid COVID-19

By Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● May 13, 2020 August 5, 2022

Pandemic highlights need to ensure better data is collected and shared.

We are the children of the survivors of past pandemics

By Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ● Okanagan ● May 9, 2020 August 5, 2022

‘The resiliency has been passed down to further generations, so we are able to survive these times of struggle’

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