The Wren shares stories from Secwepemcúl’ecw, the name of Secwépemc Nation’s traditional territory which encompasses 17 communities from the Rocky Mountains to the northern crest of the Fraser River to the Arrow Lakes in the south.
This beat came about in response to community feedback about the gaps in regional news coverage, specifically the need for more reporting by and for Indigenous people.
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After years of setbacks from wildfires, flooding and the loss of their father to cancer, the Pierro sisters continue the powwow he envisioned, carrying his legacy forward with the support of their community and future generations in mind.
Screening of Emergence: Women in the Storm by award-winning filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper brought local experts, researchers and frontline workers together for a community conversation.
How Skeetchestn photographer Candice Camille chases the light for Kamloopa Powwow.
At Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, thousands gathered over three days, with many describing the powwow as a place of reconnection they return to year-after-year for Indigenous culture.
Tk’emlups artist Shay Paul founded a Kamloops arts collective to redefine First Nations art.
Community-led trails, tours and a cultural centre part of the vision for the internationally recognized McAbee Fossil Beds, blending cultural knowledge with paleontological research and land-based teachings.
Led by renowned muralist Paul Archer, the Red Bridge project pairs emerging Kamloops artists with experienced painters to remember the historic Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc connector.
To help save a herd of wild sheep vulnerable to infection, the Whispering Pines / Clinton Indian Band collaborated with scientists, conservationists and the province to repopulate the Chasm headbanger herd.
Thompson Rivers University student and former Miss Kamloopa Alexa Daniels founded Formal Fridays to embrace and uplift Indigenous culture on campus.
Born from community, propelled worldwide, a Secwépemc collective brings its “nonera” sound to Kamloops.
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