News Items tag as: Odette Auger

Will BC towns’ bylaws undermine drug decriminalization pilot?
May 25, 2023 - 1:10 PM
Reclaiming Indigenous name on official documents an exercise of difficulty, frustration and pain
June 16, 2021 - 8:00 PM

For Danita Bilozaze of Luechok Túe, using her family’s original Indigenous name is an essential part of preserving her connection to culture. So Bilozaze undertook a mission to get her Indigenous family name on all of her official identification, an effort that took many difficult months.
Syilx facilitator launches workshop series for non-Indigenous allies
May 31, 2021 - 7:30 AM

A Syilx woman has founded a new organization dedicated to helping settlers engage with Indigenous peoples in a respectful way.
First Nation learners, teachers passing language to future generations
May 10, 2021 - 6:00 AM

All that we know and all of our relationships grows from the words of our ancestors — that is the guiding principle at First People’s Cultural Council’s Indigenous language programs.
Wait times for status cards example of systemic racism, says petition
April 20, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Vivian Hermansen is collecting signatures for a new petition calling on the federal government to decrease the processing time for Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS), known as status cards.
Kamloops Indigenous birth worker advocates for more access to traditional birth support
November 16, 2020 - 9:00 PM

Sage Thomas recalls the first birth she witnessed as a doula in training, using the traditional ways of her people.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Odette Auger

Will BC towns’ bylaws undermine drug decriminalization pilot?

Reclaiming Indigenous name on official documents an exercise of difficulty, frustration and pain

Syilx facilitator launches workshop series for non-Indigenous allies

First Nation learners, teachers passing language to future generations

Wait times for status cards example of systemic racism, says petition

Kamloops Indigenous birth worker advocates for more access to traditional birth support

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