LNIB to host Red Dress awareness walk
On Thursday, May 5, the Lower Nicola Indian Band will be hosting a walk in honor of the MMIWG2S National Awareness Day.
Category: Aboriginal
Gold at the Prince George Aboriginal Hockey Championships
It was a great weekend of hockey beginning Friday, April 1, for the Nicola Valley Jr. Grizzlies as they won the Prince George Aboriginal Hockey championship.
Representative calls for change with Indigenous child welfare funding
BC Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) released a report on Tuesday, March 29. The report explores Indigenous child welfare as the representative makes recommendations to eliminate inequality in funding.
NVIT opens red dress memorial garden
NVIT hosted an opening ceremony for the new Red Dress Memorial Garden on Monday, March 21.
Youth outreach lunch in Spirit Square
The Nicola Valley Youth Collaboration Table held its youth and young people outreach lunch on Friday, March 18, at the Spirit Square.
Family daycare moves downtown
After more than twelve years on the NVIT campus, Helew’u’ Child Care Society has moved into their new location on the corner of Blair St. and Nicola Ave.
Valentine’s Day walk for MMIWG
At noon on Feb. 14, roughly 35 people gathered at Central Park to take part in a march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
Indigenous Head Start program to open at NVIT
Thanks to funding secured by Conayt Friendship Society through Aboriginal Head Start Association of BC (AHSABC), a new Aboriginal Head Start program will soon be opening in Merritt at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT).
Lytton Chamber pens letter to PM Trudeau
Residents and members of Lytton’s Chamber of Commerce were disheartened to hear Trudeau refer to their community in the past tense at COP26.
Cenotaph honouring Indigenous vets in the works
The Nicola Valley First Nations Veterans Association (NVFNVA) is working towards the construction of a new cenotaph in Shulus that would honour the many Indigenous veterans of the Nicola Valley.
From soldier to Chief: Percy Joe
Veteran Percy Joe has led a life of service, both to his country and his community.
PM visits Kamloops, two weeks after the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Kamloops on Oct. 18 and the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Nation for the first time following the announcement in May that the probable graves of up to 215 children, former students of Kamloops Residential School, had been discovered.
MMIWG Memorial Garden progressing at NVIT
In collaboration with NVIT, a location for the garden was selected on the Merritt campus and the project is progressing, despite many unforeseen difficulties.
Culturally Modified Trees show signs of Indigenous history
There are numerous species of trees which may be Culturally Modified, but the most prevalent are Western Red Cedar and Yellow Cedar.
Métis culture alive and well in the Nicola Valley
Deanna Heard, her husband Pete, sister-in-law Dolly and fellow Nicola Valley Métis resident Doug, share Métis history and culture through the use of a replica cabin.
Remembering local artist ‘Opie’ Oppenheim
‘Opie’ Oppenheim was a well-known, well-loved and respected artist in the Nicola Valley, as well as a pillar of the local indigenous community.
Indigenous drumming a sacred art
Drumming has always been, and continues to be, an important part of First Nations ceremonies, traditions and cultural practices.
Street awarded Female Owned Business of the Year award
Kylee Street, owner of Persistence Training Centre, was presented with an award for Female Owned Business of the Year by All Nations Trust Company on June 9.
Survivor looking to relearn native culture
The Herald continues to reflect on Orange Shirt Day with another survivor’s story.
Talking the key for day school survivor
In honour of Orange Shirt Day, the Herald sat down to speak to a survivor to discuss how Merritt Elders have helped him cope.
