Photo credit: Mike Graeme
Sinixt in the News
Stories of our remarkable return to our Canadian territory have been featured in newspapers and magazines across Canada and North America. Explore them to learn more about the resilient spirit that drives our community forward.
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Once ‘extinct’ in Canada, the Sinixt people are reclaiming their ancestral home
By Sara Miller Llana
September 24, 2024
A tribe once declared ‘extinct’ helps reintroduce salmon to the Columbia River
Anna Dulisse
July 30, 2024
Sinixt Want a Say in Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
By Jackie McKay
November 16, 2023
Revitalization of culture and unity among Columbia River Tribes highlights Sinixt Canoe Journey
Castanet
By Timothy Schafer
June 16, 2025
Sinixt cast off near Revelstoke on ancestral Columbia River canoe voyage
The Chilliwack Progress / Black Press Media
By Evert Lindquist
June 11, 2025
Decolonizing the Slopes at Big White Ski Resort
The Varsity
By Tian Tian Dong
Nov 11, 2024
First Nations clash over salmon, territory in cross-border Southern B.C. dispute
Castanet
By Chelsea Powrie
Oct 26, 2024
First Nations at odds over who gives input on Big White expansion
CBC-BC
By Isaac Phan Nay
Oct 14, 2024
Indigenous groups in U.S. and Canada clash over cross-border land claims
Globe & Mail
By Nathan VanderKlippe
Oct 7, 2024
Sinixt Confederacy encourages Revelstoke to ‘keep connecting’
Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine
By Lys Morton
Oct 2, 2024
Once ‘extinct’ in Canada, the Sinixt people are reclaiming their ancestral home
By Sara Miller Llana
September 24, 2024
Governments gear up to modernize Columbia River Treaty
Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine
By Lys Morton
Aug 7, 2024
A tribe once declared ‘extinct’ helps reintroduce salmon to the Columbia River
Anna Dulisse
July 30, 2024
How Native nations forced federal investment in salmon reintroduction
ICT News
Luna Reyna
July 2, 2024
Sinixt Confederacy, Colville Confederated Tribes and Nakusp and Area Community Forest sign Memorandum of Agreement
NACFOR
June 18, 2024
Sinixt Confederacy conducts ethnohistory training for West Kootenay businesses, organizations, governments
By Bill Metcalfe
May 2, 2024
Sinixt release salmon into Columbia River in U.S., track migration to Canada
By Bill Metcalfe
August 22, 2024
Sinixt Want a Say in Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
By Jackie McKay
November 16, 2023
With territory on both sides of B.C.-U.S. border, Sinixt Confederacy seeks recognition
By Haley Lewis
December 11, 2023
Sinixt Confederacy opens office in Nelson
Nelson Star / Black Press Media
By Bill Metcalfe
Oct 26, 2023
‘One united purpose’: Sinixt, Secwépemc people paddle together amid contentious treaty news
By Mike Graeme
June 29, 2023
Púti kwu aláʔ (we are still here): Sinixt people journey ancestral waters after court victory
IndigiNews
By Mike Graeme
July 1, 2022
‘Our people are coming home’: Sinixt finally gather to celebrate their Supreme Court win
By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
Photography by Mike Graeme
June 12, 2022
Sinixt Indigenous nation not 'extinct' in Canada, Supreme Court rules
CBC News
By Olivia Stefanovich
April 23, 2021
A landmark decision': Sinixt First Nation react to Supreme Court ruling confirming existence
By Bob Keating
April 23, 2021
‘I wanted to show them I wasn’t extinct’
By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
Oct 31, 2020
How an Arrow Lakes Elk Hunt Became a Cast of Tribal Recognition
By Anna V. Smith
October 28, 2019
