Indigenous practices are the future — and past — of wildfire prevention
Thousand-year-old practices are at the core of wildfire mitigation efforts in the Westbank First Nation Community Forest.
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Cree author’s poetry book meant to empower Indigenous kids
The Way Creator Sees You by Shayla Raine is intended to help children embrace their Indigenous heritage and features
Meet the sqilxw women who are decolonizing the workplace
The founders of Alderhill Planning open up about healing, patriarchy and the importance of celebrating success as Indigenous women
City of Kelowna has no sense of urgency to deal with racism say Black artists
“This is a city where it's easier for somebody to put out a universal symbol of anti-Black racism than it is for Black people to get space to curate their own show,” says Trophy Ewila.
From ‘street kid’ to public rep for the Law Society of BC tribunal
Jereme Brooks, who is syilx, plans to challenge the ‘mainstream Canadian lens’ and be part of restorative actions in his new role.
Systemic racism in policing across unceded territories in B.C. demands reform says Human Rights Commissioner
New report shows Indigenous Peoples are ‘grossly overrepresented’ in arrests and chargeable incidents.
‘I stand with the Wet’suwet’en and all the Indigenous land and water protectors’
Longtime Indigenous rights activist Ellen Gabriel's message to Wet’suwet’en land and water defenders.
Announcing ‘Forests for the Future’
Deeply rooted, solutions-focused stories about forests on Vancouver Island and beyond.
Drag bingo fundraisers raises money for local residential ‘school’ survivors
More than $8000 raised for syilx survivors.
After a hard year, members from the Okanagan Indian Band had a Halloween to remember
Erica Clarke, whose family was gravely impacted by the wildfires, organized an uplifting event for her community.