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1 week ago | indiginews.com | Aaron Hemens

Four members of the Tiny House Warriors arrested after confrontations at a Trans Mountain pipeline work camp in 2021 will not face any jail time. On Friday, the judge overseeing the provincial court case, Lorianna Bennett, handed the land defenders conditional sentence orders (CSO) and suspended sentences, to be served in the community.

2 weeks ago | indiginews.com | Aaron Hemens

Early discussions have started about a quarter-millennium-long plan to protect siwɬkw (water) in the Okanagan-Similkameen region’s watersheds. The early steps to creating a 250-year, multigenerational roadmap comes months after syilx Okanagan leaders and local government officials formally pledged to increase their water protection advocacy.

1 month ago | indiginews.com | Aaron Hemens

To celebrate her 95th birthday, qʷʕayxnmitkʷ xʷəstalk̓iyaʔ (Jane Stelkia) rode through her Osoyoos Indian Band community on horseback with her family. The Elder is the oldest member of the syilx Okanagan Nation. She was honoured by leaders and community members with cake and speeches last week. As roughly 100 people packed into the community clubhouse to celebrate on April 11 — “a real good turnout,” she said — Stelkia used her platform to share a speech of her own.

1 month ago | indiginews.com | Dionne Phillips

A new children’s book by author Stanley (T’ult) Daniels of Tsq̓éscen̓ First Nation provides a cultural context around grief. Tscwinúcw-k: The Stars of the Secwépemc opens with a young boy named Malakai playing with his Kyé7e. She passes away soon after, and the book then follows the journey of Malakai as he deals with the loss — using his cultural teachings to remember his Kyé7e, who now lives in the Sky World with the other ancestors.

1 month ago | indiginews.com | Aaron Hemens

Growing up in the bush in the mountains around snpink’tn (Penticton) in syilx Okanagan territories, Charles Kruger’s family taught him how to start fires when he was no older than five. “Being able to start a fire really young was crucial,” said Kruger, who is of syilx Okanagan and Sinixt ancestry. “Because we live off the land — deer, moose, elk, grouse, stuff like that — being able to start a fire in the rain, in the snow, is super important.