Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Cultural Success"

As a geophysical search of Lejac Residential School gets underway, homemade quilts honour survivors. The Tyee: Ken’s family, who is from the Stellat’en First Nation, had returned to the Fraser Lake area after Indian Affairs told them that the children couldn’t attend the public school where they had been living in Burns Lake, about an...

NationTalk: ABBOTSFORD – Sumas First Nation (Semá:th) and the Province are taking a major step in their shared reconciliation journey through the purchase and acknowledgment of a sacred site. The Province has purchased 36 hectares of undeveloped private property in Semá:th territory. The Lightning Rock site holds deep cultural and spiritual significance, serving as a...

Western Arctic communities support and stay connected through her jerky. APTN News: From Duck Tacos to creamy wild rice spruce tip soup, Stephanie Baryluk, Vancouver’s Gwich’in Chef and food educator, has been making mouths water across the country and internationally with her Indigenous cuisine, education and values. “I think the biggest thing is connection through...

By Odette Auger, Windspeaker Buffalo Spirit Reporter Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson (Haida, Raven clan) is a musician, activist, artist, lawyer, and author. Her latest book is created with her husband, renowned Haida artist Robert Davidson (Eagle clan). Together in A Haida Wedding  from Heritage House, they document the seven steps of guud ‘iina Gihl (becoming married) in Haida law. The book,...

Stqeeye’ Learning Society aims to use Xwaaqw’um Valley property for education, harvesting, cultural rites CBC Indigenous: Posted: Nov 29, 2023 4:37 PM EST | Last Updated: November 30 A 10-acre (four-hectare) parcel of land on one of B.C.’s Southern Gulf Islands will soon become property of an Indigenous-led non-profit society. The land on Salt Spring Island is near where...