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Manavpreet Singh, Local Journalism Initiative

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

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NLC STUDENT council hosted blanket exercise at NLC.
Understanding Canadian history through Kairos Blanket Exercise

Northern Lights College held a Kairos blanket exercise Wednesday as a way of speaking on Canadian history by using an Indigenous approach.

Muslims in Fort St. John prepare for Ramadan

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.

Fort St. John Sikh Gurdwara Sahib celebration.
Locals celebrate Hola Mohalla with traditional Sikh rituals

The Guru Nanak Sikh Temple in Fort St. John will celebrate Hola Mohalla this week by inviting local communities to experience Sikh traditions

Holi Celebrations in Nepalese Hindu Community.
Locals celebrate Holi with traditional principles of Hinduism

The Hindu community in Fort St. John will celebrate Holi, the festival of colours, this week to spread the message of diversity.

Bears Lair Youth Camp celebration event at Lido theatre.
First-ever Indigenous entrepreneur youth camp held in Fort St. John

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.

A wooden sign that reads "Doig River First Nation."
Doig River Women’s Wellness Day approaches

Doig River First Nation is gearing up for Women’s Wellness Day to provide a social and cultural space for women to discuss their health needs. 

Communities mourn passing of Elder Liza Wolf

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.

Beading art made out of blue
Cultural significance of First Nation’s traditional crafts 

A few local First Nations members believe traditional art and crafts signify the strength of Indigenous cultural identity.

Tables full of local farmers and agriculture specialists filled the tables at the first ever Agro Connect conference in Dawson Creek last week.
First-ever Agro Connect conference held in Dawson Creek

Some local farmers and agriculture specialists participated in a conference in Dawson Creek last week to enhance agricultural growth in the Peace region.

Walter White teaching drum making at Treaty 8 Tribal Association.
Keeping First Nation traditions alive through drum-making workshop
Saulteau First Nation chief Justin Napoleon (CGl) and Halfway River First Nation member Jeffery Metecheah
Local First Nation members believe in healing through forgiveness

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.

The founder of the Peace powwow IsabelAuger with Connie Greyeyes ( President of peace powwow
Remembering Isabel Auger, Peace region Powwow founder
Doig River First Nation Elder Sam Acko with Trail Acko shared their drumming and singing experience.
Representation of sacred stories of First Nations through music 
NLC's Indigenous Student Navigator Denise Stager (right) and Clarence Apsassin.
First Nation’s traditional stories through Elders at NLC
Sikh spirit ingrained in symbolic gestures 
Return of cultural events for Doig River in 2022
Gerry Attachie Doig River
Memories of seasonal hunting through eyes of an Elder
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