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Media Coverage
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
Christian Science Monitor
By Sara Miller Llana
September 24, 2024
By Sara Miller Llana
September 24, 2024
A tribe once declared ‘extinct’ helps reintroduce salmon to the Columbia River
Mongabay
Anna Dulisse
July 30, 2024
Anna Dulisse
July 30, 2024
Sinixt Want a Say in Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
CBC Video News
By Jackie McKay
November 16, 2023
By Jackie McKay
November 16, 2023
Sinixt Confederacy encourages Revelstoke to ‘keep connecting’
Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine
By Lys Morton
Oct 2, 2024
By Lys Morton
Oct 2, 2024
Once ‘extinct’ in Canada, the Sinixt people are reclaiming their ancestral home
Christian Science Monitor
By Sara Miller Llana
September 24, 2024
By Sara Miller Llana
September 24, 2024
A tribe once declared ‘extinct’ helps reintroduce salmon to the Columbia River
Mongabay
Anna Dulisse
July 30, 2024
Anna Dulisse
July 30, 2024
Sinixt Confederacy conducts ethnohistory training for West Kootenay businesses, organizations, governments
Nelson Star / Black Press Media
By Bill Metcalfe
May 2, 2024
By Bill Metcalfe
May 2, 2024
Sinixt release salmon into Columbia River in U.S., track migration to Canada
Nelson Star / Black Press Media
By Bill Metcalfe
August 22, 2024
By Bill Metcalfe
August 22, 2024
Sinixt Want a Say in Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
CBC Video News
By Jackie McKay
November 16, 2023
By Jackie McKay
November 16, 2023
With territory on both sides of B.C.-U.S. border, Sinixt Confederacy seeks recognition
Global News
By Haley Lewis
December 11, 2023
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
IndigiNews
By Mike Graeme
June 29, 2023
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
The Narwhal
By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
Photography by Mike Graeme
June 12, 2022
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
CBC News
By Bob Keating
April 23, 2021
By Bob Keating
April 23, 2021
‘I wanted to show them I wasn’t extinct’
The Narwhal
By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
Oct 31, 2020
By Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
Oct 31, 2020
How an Arrow Lakes Elk Hunt Became a Cast of Tribal Recognition
High Country News
By Anna V. Smith
October 28, 2019
By Anna V. Smith
October 28, 2019