As the world remembers Graham Greene for his Oscar-nominating role in Dancing With Wolves, Williams Lake City Councillor Michael Moses remembers the actor as an inspiration, as well as a friend.
When Indigenous peoples say “All My Relations,” they affirm an interconnectedness that includes humans, animals, plants and the natural world — and extends to the spiritual realm.
Danny Masuzumi Sr. shakes his head, recalling the jumble of emotions he experienced as a raging wildfire bore down on the remote K’ahsho Got’ine community of Fort Good Hope, NWT.
A feasibility study into the commercial potential of over 160 non-timber, wild-harvested products like mushrooms, berries, roots, seeds, plants, and tree barks unexpectedly evolved into something far more profound for the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) recently.
Early discussions have started about a quarter-millennium-long plan to protect siwɬkw (water) in the Okanagan-Similkameen region’s watersheds.
A review of the unprecedented 2023 wildfire season led to recommendations on ways to improve the Emergency Operations Center’s (EOC) effectiveness and the creation of a second one for the region.
A plan to amend BC’s Land Act which governs Crown land across the province has stirred up some degree of controversy as the government appeared to quietly slip the issue into the public space with little media or public engagement.
The provincial government is investing up to $33 million to support projects that promote economic diversification, resilience, clean-growth opportunities and infrastructure development in rural communities.
Venables Theatre will be the place to secure a seat on Nov. 12 when an Indigenous dance troupe will present an unforgettable show. The Dancers of Damelahamid bring Minowin, an exquisite, contemporary work that balances movement, song, and new multimedia design to reflect on Indigenous identity.
Corporal Ernie Baptiste George is a name long remembered and honoured by the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB).George fought and died in the Second World War so that everyone back home could have their freedom. He was 26 when he died in Italy on Dec. 13, 1944.
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis service members who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces were honoured on National Indigenous Veterans Day across Canada, three days prior to Remembrance Day.
The South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce plans to apply for new funding from the Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI-BC) for the purpose of business retention, expansion, and engagement, and they do so with the full support of town council, who voted unanimously to add a letter of support to the chamber’s application.
Just what does the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation mean to those from First Nations communities? For some, it is a solemn day of remembrance and commemoration. For others, it is a small but celebratory step forward in the reconciliation process.
As the much-anticipated Papal visit continues to unfold in Canada, shockwaves are being felt in every corner of Indian Country.
The Government of Canada has appointed an Independent Special Interlocutor to work with Indigenous communities on the issues arising from multiple unmarked graves that have been discovered at former residential school sites since 2021.
The long-awaited papal apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in wide-ranging abuses at...
As the latest wave of pandemic restrictions flushes cash from the pockets of BC businesses, the province announces a new grant program to help them survive another hit to their bottom lines.
swʔwikist (Corporal Justin George) has been chosen to form part of the vigil for this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa, alongside five other “outstanding Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.”
B.C.’s provincial government is reshaping its forestry policy to elevate the voice of local communities and First Nations in the first major forest policy revamp in two decades.
The chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) has a clear message for Canadians – ‘truth and...
Skaha Bluffs and Granby Provincial Parks are both set to grow in size, part of a series of park developments coming into effect on the heels of a record 2021 camping season.
Kwantlen First Nations’ Leah McDowell has a vision. A simple yet powerful one – a sea of orange across the entire country on September 30.
Since the Kamloops Indian Residential School news broke, essentially confirming what many First Nations people have known all along, the country has been rightly gripped by the horror of Indigenous children in unmarked graves.