New funding is available for First Nations across B.C. to support the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which became law in British Columbia at the end of 2019.
The tenth annual School District 58 Powwow took place at Shulus Arbor on Wednesday, May 24.
The long anticipated unveiling of a new monument honouring First Nations veterans from the Nicola Valley took place in Shulus last weekend, with hundreds gathering to mark the occasion and pay tribute to those whose sacrifices often went unnoticed and unappreciated.
Preparations for Red Dress Day started weeks ago at Nlaka’pamux Health Services, with the organization holding a beading event in their boardroom in downtown Merritt.
Over 150 grade six students from elementary school across School District 58 gathered last week to participate in the annual Traditional Games, a sporting and cultural event organized by a committee of the district’s Aboriginal Advisory Council.
Two young burrowing owls were released at Upper Nicola Band’s (UNB) Douglas Lake reserve this past weekend, with the conservation project marking both Earth Day, and the beginning of the initiative’s eighth year in operation.
The provincial government has announced that faculty and support staff of Merritt’s Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) ratified a new collective agreement under the Shared Recovery Mandate.
A number of local organizations are partnering up to bring both education and employment resources to the community through a career fair at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in the coming weeks.
Nearly one year after Pope Francis offered an apology to Indigenous people for its role in the establishment and operation of the harrowing residential school system, the Vatican has rejected the Doctrine of Discovery.
The Upper Nicola Band recently hosted a Youth Horse Clinic, looking to foster connections between youth and an animal with vast cultural and historical significance to Indigenous people in the area.
The Nicola Valley Junior Native Hockey Tournament made its triumphant post-pandemic restriction return last weekend, drawing in hundreds of B.C. players and parents across 20 teams for a weekend of competitive hockey action.
The provincial government has announced that over 120 households in the First Nations community of Coldwater 1 near Merritt will now have access to high-speed internet services with the installation of new infrastructure.
Election season is over for members of the Upper Nicola Band (UNB), following their election for the office of chief.
International Women’s Day is a global celebration and acknowledgement of the value of women in society.
Following the public nomination period, Upper Nicola Band (UNB) has announced that the Council portion of its upcoming election will be nixed, with only nine candidates seeking nine open Council positions.
When her phone buzzed with the sound of an incoming text message late on Thursday evening, local artist Kayla Phillips could never have guessed the photo that was attached.
The Citxw Nlaka’pamux Assembly (CNA) is holding their first annual ice fishing derby.
Tamlyn Botel had been acting in the position of general manager for the organization for four months prior to being officially appointed to the position.
The First Nations Drinking Water Settlement recently announced that it will be extending its claims period to March 7, 2024. Eligible applicants will now have a full year to submit a claim to the settlement.
Amidst uncertain times for B.C.’s forestry sector as a whole, the provincial government has made a slew of announcements aimed at protecting old growth and collaborating with First Nations to “better care” for the province’s forests.
