My name is Manavpreet Singh, and I was born and raised in Panjab. I came to Canada as an International student and studied at SFU.
I learned the discourse on media and how it is not merely a tool for news but a powerful technology where reason triumphs the passion. My passion is reading philosophical texts, and I am particularly interested in understanding technology and its impact on colonialism. I will be covering stories coming out of Indigenous communities and trying to explore their language and traditions. Being brought up in rural Panjab, I feel a personal connection with the First Nation communities as our histories though geographically and culturally, are pretty different, there is a common bond of homelessness that we Sikh community share with them.
I am very excited to be working at Energeticcity.ca and covering indigenous stories. This position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. More by Manavpreet Singh
The Peace River Muslim Association in Fort St. John will celebrate the most sacred month in Islamic culture by strengthening their faith and spreading harmony.
Local Indigenous youth took part in the first-ever Indigenous entrepreneur dream camp in Treaty 8 Tribal office last week to understand and develop their business skills.
Liza Wolf, a former chief of the Prophet River First Nation, passed away earlier this month; she will be remembered as a strong leader who fought for decades for Indigenous rights.
Some local farmers and agriculture specialists participated in a conference in Dawson Creek last week to enhance agricultural growth in the Peace region.
Some Local First Nations members have expressed their belief that forgiveness and healing are essential steps toward reconciliation and acknowledgement of Canada's traumatic history.