Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative If we don t practice our rights, we lose our rights, says Syilx hunter confronted by B.C. conservation officers while hunting in his territories.
Image Credit: Kelsie Kilawna, Local Journalism Initiative December 24, 2020 - 2:30 PM An Okanagan chief says it’s time for B.C. conservation officers to stop harassing his people, as a member of the community deals with the aftermath of allegedly being arrested while exercising his Indigenous hunting rights. It was November of 2019 when a group of five men from the Okanagan Indian Band went out on their territory to hunt for deer an annual practice that’s steeped in ceremonial teachings and meant to provide families with food for the year.
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