New citizens welcomed with Métis sash
A recent meeting of the Columbia Valley Métis Association (CVMA) demonstrated the importance of the sash to their culture and what that meant for new citizens.
Category: Indigenous
Players wear Indigenous names on jerseys
This year four junior hockey players from Golden Rockets are wearing orange jerseys with their Indigenous names on the back.
Blue herons masters at catching fish
You might be wondering why herons are called “blue” herons. It’s their unique appearance; they have blue-grey feathers.
History of Shuswap families
As a younger person, I had noticed that there was a definite difference in the way the women of our two communities dressed, the Columbia Lake and the Shuswap Reserves.
Indigenous educator receives award
Indigenous educator Bonnie Harvey has received the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) 2023 Award of Excellence for environmental education.
Indigenous-led conservation gets $1B
On November 3, the provincial and federal governments and the First Nations Leadership Council reached an agreement of $1 billion funding for Indigenous-led conservation initiatives in B.C.
CCAB releases report on Indigenous businesses
On October 19, the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) released a report regarding Indigenous businesses, with a focus on exporters — including the challenges they face and the potential success they can achieve in the future.
CAP speaks out for Indigenous inmates
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) has released information on Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and how it continues to fail Indigenous Peoples.
Shuswap Band to host live comedy show
National Addictions Awareness Week takes place November 22 to 28, and so the Shuswap Band has created a live comedy show for the community.
District reviews school renaming policy
Rocky Mountain School District No. 6 is reviewing a new policy to guide the board in case it has to name or rename one of its schools.
Indigenous women highlighted on film
They say that movies are special as they deliver hope to the audience. This is the goal in mind for Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) as they ??seek expressions of interest that highlight the stories of Indigenous women across Canada.
Chief Donald Sam reflects on language
Every 24th of October, The Ktunaxa celebrate their language. The Ktunaxa language is one of the most unique languages in the world — it is isolated, meaning it’s a language that has no genetic relationship with another language.
Teachers gather to enhance education
Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) recently gathered with local educators for the 2023 ‘Inquiring Voices’ professional development day for teachers.
Ktunaxa Literacy Day celebrates language
They say that language is part of a culture, but it may also be something that defines ourselves.
Shuswap Band honours Indigenous war veterans
For years Indigenous war veterans were not recognized or honoured for their service, but Shuswap Band is making sure they get the acknowledgement they deserve.
Those determined Dragonflies
They say that dragonflies can see in all directions simultaneously — and that might be true because, in this way, they symbolize a change and a view of self-understanding in some Indigenous communities.
Former gang member shares journey
Behind second chances is always the willingness to change, and that’s the story of Tania Ross, a former gang member turned motivational speaker and manager at a youth healing lodge in Winnipeg.
New movie shows greed behind murders
There’s a scene in Martin Scorsese’s new film Killers of the Flower Moon where many Osage people are brutally murdered in different ways.
Ktunaxa language being preserved
The Ktunaxa Literacy Day is on October 24 — a day to celebrate and give importance to one of the world’s most unique and isolated languages.
Wrongful convictions concern vice-chief
Kim Beaudin, the national vice-chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP), has some strong convictions about Wrongful Conviction Day that took place on October 2.
