Tag Archives: First Nations

KAMLOOPS - A new scholarship for Indigenous students who want to pursue an education that leads to a career in aviation or aerospace has been named after Tk'emlps te Secwpemc Kkpi7 Rosanne Casimir.The...

KAMLOOPS - The 100-block of Victoria Street was briefly closed to vehicle traffic Thursday (May 22) for the unveiling of 'The Memorial to Sir Wilfrid Laurier' plaque. The plaque, which is attached to ...

For decades, a natural gas pipeline has cut through the territories of dozens of First Nations in BC - moving billions of dollars' worth of gas with zero ownership and little return to the communities...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) has broken ground at the site of a new Indigenous-led child and family services building within the Coyote Rock subdivision.In a statement, ...

MERRITT - Community members in the Nicola Valley gathered Friday afternoon (Feb. 14) for a march to honour and acknowledge missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited people. Starti...

TK'EMLPS - The Kamloops Indian Residential School, which was in the building now known as the Chief Louis Centre, was opened in 1890, and closed in 1978. Those who attended were between the ages of fo...

OTTAWA - Canada has announced sweeping changes to a program designed to ensure First Nations kids get the care and supports they need, when they need them. The changes come almost a year after the fed...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Canadian-made documentary film shot in the Williams Lake and Canim Lake area has been nominated for best documentary film at the 97th Academy Awards. Sugarcane follows the expe...

SYILX OKANAGAN TERRITORY - National Addictions Awareness week has ramped up discussions around harm reductions, the overdose crisis, and recovery treatment in B.C. The Round Lake Alcohol and Drug Trea...

KAMLOOPS - A healing centre and elders' lodge for Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) members and others impacted by Canada's Residential School System cleared a public hearing Thursday afternoon (Nov. 21). Th...