Chilliwack – At its Convocation ceremonies last June, the University of the Fraser Valley conferred an honorary degree on Siyamiyateliyot Elizabeth Phillips, the last surviving fluent speaker of Upriver Halq’eméylem, the language of the Stó:lō people. Professional linguists have played…
Chilliwack – Just a few short weeks ago, City Councilor Ken Popove announced that he would run for Mayor of Chilliwack this fall. Political and Media Insiders called that one of the worst kept secrets in the Valley. Here’s another….
Ottawa/Chilliwack– The Canada Council for the Arts, this year’s Commissioner of Canada’s official entry at the Biennale, is honored to reveal that the exhibition: UNCEDED: Voices of the Land presented by Douglas Cardinal will be brought to life through an…
Chilliwack – CHC Chilliwack Healthier Community are again offering the highly anticipated First Nations Historical Impact Training Series, developed by Sto:lo Service Agency. Two sets of this five-part series are being offered this Spring. Here is an info sheet you…
Chilliwack – The City of Chilliwack announces a public art partnership with Stó:lō Nation for the Vedder Road Roundabout Art Project to celebrate the history of the Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe and Stó:lō Nation. The City’s budget for the project is $180,000,…
Chilliwack – Hope – On August 19, the Lost Stories Project, a Canada 150 Signature Event based at Concordia University in Montreal, will inaugurate a public art installation by Coast Salish artist, Terry Horne, at the Chawathil First Nations Telte-Yet…
Chilliwack – Stó:lō Community Futures (SCF) announced that it will be hosting a full day’s series of meetings with the Federal Pacific Caucus in Sólh Téméxw, the Traditional Stó:lō Territory, this Wednesday, July 27th. The scheduled meetings include both the…
Chilliwack (Paid Advertisement) – The inspiration for Indian Art’s Pendants comes from his experience with the ancient ceremonies of indigenous people. As a youth and novice in the culture of the Anishinabe, Art saw the pendants made from available materials…
Fraser Valley (Black Press) – While Fishery managers have approved commercial fishing by seine boats for pink salmon, there is a major problem — the run is less than half what was anticipated. The Fraser River pink fishery got the…
Chilliwack, BC (CBC) – When Bernice Williams wheels herself through the halls of her home, she passes by a framed obituary of her uncle, just one of many memoirs of the Sto:lo Nation’s most influential elders that hang on the…