Chief Kevin Peacey of the Klahoose First Nation joined host Manda Aufochs Gillespie on Folk U Radio Friday October 22nd at 1 p.m. on CKTZ 89.5FM or cortesradio.ca.
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Prime Minister visits Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
By Michael Potestio, Kamloops This Week, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Chief Rosanne Casimir said today is bittersweet, noting she had hoped Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been there on Sept. 30, the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Rez culture isn’t our culture, says Chief Clarence Louie (y̓ilmixʷm ki law na)
By Athena Bonneau, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Chief Clarence Louie (y̓ilmixʷm ki law na) of the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) wants people to know that “rez culture” is not his culture — and he’s written a book about it.
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Food for the frontlines — honouring Indigenous ingenuity during a colonial holiday
By Kelsie Kilawna, The Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canadians getting ready to cozy up with family over the Thanksgiving weekend should question exactly what they’re celebrating, says Secwépemc hereditary matriarch Miranda Dick.
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We Aren’t Alone: Rural Islands Connect on FolkU
This Friday on Folk U Radio at 1 p.m. host Manda Aufochs Gillespie speaks with the Rural Islands Economic Partnership about how rural islanders and rural island based businesses can support, share, and thrive together.
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