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Emotional Support Resources

Emotional Support Resources ❖ Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419 The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their Residential school experience. This line is also available to family of former students. ❖ KUU-US Crisis Line Society 1-800-KUU-US17 (1-800-588-8717)

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A Day of Indigenous Wellness – Free Virtual Event

When: June 18th, 2021 First Nations people across Canada have long been disproportionately and deeply impacted by grief and loss in their communities. The global pandemic has further compounded this situation: creating deep wells of social isolation, heightened anxiety, stress and painful separation from cultural traditions, family gatherings and rituals that are an integral part

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Secwepemc Life Newsletter – Issue #1

The Secwepemc LIFE Newsletter is a FREE online paper published within the Secwepemculucw (Shuswap Nation). Connecting, celebrating and bringing more awareness to opportunities for Indigenous Entrepreneurs, business and economic development.

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Call for Knowledge Keepers

Leslie LeBourdais, SFU researcher and Secwepemc Nation Member, is looking to interview community knowledge keepers for her Secwepemc Cultural Landscapes and Indigenous Heritage Stewardship project. The goal of this research is to record and analyse cultural knowledge with Secwépemc knowledge keepers about Secwépemc cultural landscapes. Research Questions: How do the Secwépemc define and identify Secwépemc

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Bringing the Salmon Home Festival May 10-16, 2021 – You’re invited!

For over 80 years salmon have been blocked by dams from returning to the upper Columbia River in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. The Columbia River was once the source of the greatest salmon runs in the world. Bringing the Salmon Home: The Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction Initiative, the Indigenous-led project of the Syilx

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