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Student Destany Lulua reflects on going back to school and graduating amid global pandemic
'I was so excited for grad and then it just changed so dramatically.'
‘I am proud of the 2020 grad class’
Grade 12 student Autumn Bent reflects on graduating amid a global pandemic.
Penticton Indian Band celebrates class of 2020 in a unique way
Drive-in movie setting and virtual graduation honoured students, while following public health safety measures.
Bringing back dugout canoe culture, starting with students
Around 500 students in West Kelowna and Kamloops were carving traditional dugout canoes at school — now their carving teachers are finishing the job.
IndigiNews of the week: Let’s talk sovereignty
A weekly highlight of what is happening in Indigenous and related news across the Nation.
Using the Medicine Wheel to find contemporary healing
How Idris Hudson was influenced by the Medicine Wheel to deliver traditional medicines to Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
‘Trust the process’: Syilx author shares her journey of healing in new book
Calling My Spirit Back is based on Elaine Alec's past and present, and provides traditional tools for wellness.
Okanagan Indigenous Music and Arts Festival successfully kicks off second year
Co-founders Jennifer Money and Danielle Crowe share the inspiration for the festival and how it’s been adapted to the pandemic.
Indigenous-owned winery raises tasting glasses for the first time in months
Tastings begin and restaurant reopening plans in the works at Indigenous World Winery amid phase two of B.C.’s restart plan.
Student Destany Lulua reflects on going back to school and graduating amid global pandemic
'I was so excited for grad and then it just changed so dramatically.'
‘I am proud of the 2020 grad class’
Grade 12 student Autumn Bent reflects on graduating amid a global pandemic.
Penticton Indian Band celebrates class of 2020 in a unique way
Drive-in movie setting and virtual graduation honoured students, while following public health safety measures.
Bringing back dugout canoe culture, starting with students
Around 500 students in West Kelowna and Kamloops were carving traditional dugout canoes at school — now their carving teachers are finishing the job.
IndigiNews of the week: Let’s talk sovereignty
A weekly highlight of what is happening in Indigenous and related news across the Nation.
Using the Medicine Wheel to find contemporary healing
How Idris Hudson was influenced by the Medicine Wheel to deliver traditional medicines to Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
‘Trust the process’: Syilx author shares her journey of healing in new book
Calling My Spirit Back is based on Elaine Alec's past and present, and provides traditional tools for wellness.
Okanagan Indigenous Music and Arts Festival successfully kicks off second year
Co-founders Jennifer Money and Danielle Crowe share the inspiration for the festival and how it’s been adapted to the pandemic.
Indigenous-owned winery raises tasting glasses for the first time in months
Tastings begin and restaurant reopening plans in the works at Indigenous World Winery amid phase two of B.C.’s restart plan.