Resources Archive - Ktunaxa Nation

Star Quilt Workshop

(Story and photos courtesy of Core Services, Ktunaxa Nation Council) (April 20, 2026) Star Quilt Workshop with Roberta Thank you to Roberta Gravelle, (pictured in the circle photo) who offered […]

Savouring traditional foods with language on the tip of our tongues

Savouring traditional foods with language on the tip of our tongues Story and photos courtesy of TKL (Traditional Knowledge and Language Sector) ǂawiyaǂ ¢ naqam¢u, swaq̓mu, ʔini¢ka, kyanuqǂumna These are […]

Ktunaxa Nation Government Building closed until further notice

Ktunaxa Nation Government Building closed until further notice First posted: March 26 Updated: April 8 As you may be aware, Ktunaxa Nation Council has been dealing with network issues since […]

April 2026 Newsletter

Ktunaxa Nation Health Assembly 2026

Ktunaxa Nation Health Assembly

Partnership Drives Bighorn Sheep Recovery in Kicking Horse Corridor

Partnership Drives Bighorn Sheep Recovery in Kicking Horse Corridor Article by Jodi Brown – Project Coordinator, KNC Lands and Resources Photo credit: Stephanie Higgins, MSc, RPBio, P.Bi – Cirque Ecological […]

Final Call to register for the 2026 Ktunaxa Youth Summit

Final Call to register for the 2026 Ktunaxa Youth Summit This years workshops include…Stick Game Making Traditional Tea Making& Powwow Dance ClassAlong with other exciting activities and special performance by […]

ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation: Indigenous Stewardship Monitor

ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation Employment Opportunities

ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation: Hiring Guardians

Please visit the ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation job posting page.

Community Garden coming to Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it this spring

Community Garden coming to Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it this spring Courtesy Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it – Tobacco Plains Indian Band This week, Martin and Arthur presented to Council a member led vision for a […]

Indigenous Languages Day and the strength of the Ktunaxa language

Indigenous Languages Day and the strength of the Ktunaxa ʔa·kⱡukaqwum March 31 is National Indigenous Languages Day. Visit the Traditional Knowledge and Language page for more language news. Our language, […]

TKL March Meeting: Cancelled

Please note this meeting is cancelled out of respect for families. We hope to see everyone at the next meeting. Thank you.

PHOTOS: Horsemanship Skills Training March, 2026

PHOTOS: Horsemanship Skills Training March 19, 2026 Some photos of the Horsemanship Skills Training with Alfred Joseph and ʔa·knusti. Photos courtesy Alexis Martig. See the Traditional Knowledge and Language page […]

Ktunaxa Census 2025 – 2026

2026 May Celebration and Ktunaxa Citizens’ Excellence Awards

Nominations are open until April 15! Click HERE to nominate, and HERE for more information. 2026 May Celebration and Ktunaxa Citizens’ Excellence and Honour Awards

2026 Annual General Meeting

2026 Annual General Assembly

Healing Our Spirit: HIV Summit

Visit the Event listing to learn more and for the registration link. Please register by April 7, 2026 Healing Our Spirit: HIV Summit

Internet Application Form

February 2026 Newsletter

February, 2026

2026 Ktunaxa Citizens’ Excellence Award: Nominate today

Nominate today via the online form. Or email citizencommittee@ktunaxa.org for more information.

Ktunaxa Youth Summit 2026

Click here to register!

Chief Isadore Pancake Breakfast

Friday June 19, 2026 7:30 am to 10 am Please join us for a great breakfast. $10 per plate $5 for children under 12 Hosted by Lands and Resources Sector […]

2026 Charity Golf Tournament: Save the Date

Call for Ktunaxa Beaders

Call for Ktunaxa Beaders! March 5, 2026 Deadline for completion: May 4, 2026 Contact Mara.Nelson@ktunaxa.org

International Mother Language Day

February 21 happens to be “International Mother Language Day!” https://www.un.org/en/observances/mother-language-day It’s a good time to remind everyone that the Ktunaxa ʔa·kⱡukaqwum (language), is ancient and an ‘isolate,’ unrelated to any […]

Call for Ktunaxa Artisans

Call for Ktunaxa Artisans Feb 20, 2026 Closing date: March 11, 2026 The Education and Employment Sector is looking for handmade items to give away as door prizes at this […]

Indigenous Title and Private Property in ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa and B.C.

Read our open letter to residents of ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa.

Ktunaxa Nation trusted resources on Truth and Reconciliation

Statement against residential-school denialism

Statement against residential-school denialism Anti-Indigenous racism has no place in ɁamakɁis Ktunaxa—or in the B.C. Legislature ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa: The Governments of the Ktunaxa Nation denounce the actions of B.C. MLA […]

Ktunaxa Nation issues U.S. travel advisory

Ktunaxa Nation issues U.S. travel advisory Ktunaxa Nation Council is issuing this advisory to all Ktunaxanin̓tik who are considering travelling to, or through, the United States. Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) […]

An open letter to residents of ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa

An open letter to residents of ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa Your homes are not at stake: Ktunaxa title and rights can co-exist with fee-simple land ownership January 23, 2026 The governments of the Ktunaxa […]

January 2026 Newsletter

Community Connectivity Phase 2

Ktunaxa Nation statement on Zincton

Ktunaxa Nation statement on Zincton Nation-led research shows unacceptable risks from proposed resort For Immediate Release December 9, 2025 The Ktunaxa Nation Council and Yaqan Nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) maintain […]

November Newsletter

Trails Project 2025 Update

Trails Project 2025 Update A discussion highlighting progress on the TKL Trails Project 2025, focusing on traditional skills, land stewardship, and backcountry navigation. The team discusses the challenges of high […]

October 2025 Newsletter

Ktunaxa leaders speak about Truth and Reconciliation Day

Ktunaxa leaders speak about Truth and Reconciliation Day Mary_Truth_and_Reconciliation-2dayfm Above, listen to Ktunaxa Elder Mary Mahseelah read the Statement. How to take action this Truth and Reconciliation Day Read the Truth and […]

September 2025 Newsletter

August 2025 Newsletter

Ktunaxa Nation statement demands a halt to unauthorized harvesting of sacred plant

August 13, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cranbrook, B.C. — The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) is giving notice on behalf of Ktunaxa First Nations’ elected leaders, Elders, knowledge holders, and citizens, […]

Ktunaxa name bestowed on the CCCUNESCO’s Working Group

Ktunaxa name bestowed on the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Working Group for the Decade of Indigenous languages Ottawa, August 5, 2025 – Members of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages Working […]

July 2025 Newsletter

2025 KNC Annual Report

June 2025 Newsletter

Introducing the ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa Land Stewardship Vision Initiative

Introducing the ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa Land Stewardship Vision Initiative (Originally published in Spring, 2025 issue of Ktuq̓ȼqakyam) (Contributed by the LSV Team) Since time immemorial, Ktunaxa ʔaqⱡsmaknik̓ have been stewards of […]

May 2025 Newsletter

Retrofit Journey

Ya·kiⱡ ʔawumuʔtiⱡamnamki Ktunaxa Regional Health Centre opens

Ya·kiⱡ ʔawumuʔtiⱡamnamki Ktunaxa Regional Health Centre opens May 8, 2025 Many gathered in ʔa·kisk̓aqǂiʔit to mark the opening of the Ktunaxa Nation Regional Health Centre. Located in downtown Cranbrook at […]

Ktunaxa Nation Regional Health Centre to open in Cranbrook

Ktunaxa Nation Regional Health Centre to open in Cranbrook April 23, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New home for KNC Clinic and will be a hub for Indigenous health services in […]

April 2025 Newsletter

The kinq̓uq̓anki Restoration Project, Columbia Lake East Side

The kinq̓uq̓anki Restoration Project, Columbia Lake East Side April 17, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ktunaxa Nation partners with Nature Conservancy of Canada to restore important grasslands Columbia Lake, B.C.: Work has […]

Ktunaxa Nation Statement on CRT ‘pause’

Ktunaxa Nation Statement on CRT ‘pause’ Amid the U.S. ‘pause’ on the Columbia River Treaty modernization, the Nation looks to work that has been done and the necessity for a […]

New approach to distribute funds for environmental projects

Government of Canada and Ktunaxa Nation launch an approach to distribute $58 million for environmental projects in the Kootenay Region of British Columbia March 13, 2025 – Vancouver, British Columbia The Government […]

Ktuq̓ȼqakyam 2024 2 Winter

Columbia River Treaty: Stay on track, even if it’s a fast track

Columbia River Treaty: Stay on track, even if it’s a fast track November 18: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ʔakisk̓aqǂiʔit (Cranbrook, B.C.): The Ktunaxa Nation is steadfast in its commitment to ensuring […]

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2024 Yoho & Kootenay National Parks Tour

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2024 Yoho & Kootenay National Parks Tour Click the above link to view the video.

Ktunaxa Shorts – The Year End Huckleberries

Groundbreaking of Seven Nations Soaring Eagle Treatment Centre: Toward Healing and Wellness

Groundbreaking of Seven Nations Soaring Eagle Treatment Centre: Toward Healing and Wellness September 18, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE yaqan nuʔkiy (Creston, B.C.): A significant milestone was reached this week with the […]

Ktunaxa Nation Council demands a halt of commercial plant harvesting by a Saskatchewan-based business

Ktunaxa Nation Council demands a halt of commercial plant harvesting by a Saskatchewan-based business July 29, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cranbrook, B.C. — The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) has issued […]

Columbia River Treaty: Agreement in Principle, more information available

Columbia River Treaty: Agreement in Principle, more information available Ktunaxa Nation Advocates for Ecosystem Health and Indigenous Values in Columbia River Treaty Negotiations 2024 The Ktunaxa Nation, alongside the Syilx […]

2024 KNC Annual Report

Ktunaxa Nation celebrates milestone in Columbia River Treaty modernization

Ktunaxa Nation celebrates milestone in Columbia River Treaty modernization Agreement in Principle announced July 11, 2024: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ʔa·kisk̓aqǂiʔit Cranbrook, B.C. – The Ktunaxa Nation Council is proud to […]

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2024 AGA Traditional Games

Ktuq̓ȼqakyam 2024 1 Spring

IJC reference: First of many steps to restore Elk-Kootenay watershed, Ktunaxa leaders say

First of many steps to restore Elk-Kootenay watershed, Ktunaxa leaders say In Partnership with the Transboundary Ktunaxa Nation, U.S. and Canada Take Important First Step to Address Mining Pollution in the Elk-Kootenay […]

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2024 Ktunaxa Open House

Ktunaxa Shorts – Ash Fire Wear

Seven Nation Soaring Eagles Treatment Centre Update

Consultation has a purpose, Nation says

Consultation has a purpose, Nation says And “No” is a valid outcome when it comes to projects in ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa yaqan nuʔkiy (Where the Rock Stands [Creston, B.C.]): A recent court case […]

The Ktunaxa Nation calls for the U.S. and Canada to meet with the Nation immediately to address watershed pollution

The Ktunaxa Nation calls for the U.S. and Canada to meet with the Nation immediately to address watershed pollution Trudeau and Biden Strike Out, Missing Both the End-of-Summer Deadline and […]

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2023 AGA Tobacco Plains

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2023 Ktunaxa Nation Annual General Assembly

Ktuq̓ȼqakyam 2023 2 Fall

Ktunaxa Shorts – Parks Canada Hang Tags

National Parks car tags for Ktunaxanin̓tik

National Parks car tags for Ktunaxanin̓tik ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa has some awesome national parks, and all Indigenous Canadians can access them at no fee (Except for camping and other activity fees). […]

Tribal and First Nation governments of the Transboundary Ktunaxa Nation send President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau their solution to address mining pollution in the Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed

Tribal and First Nation governments of the Transboundary Ktunaxa Nation send President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau their solution to address mining pollution in the Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed For Immediate Release: August […]

2023 KNC Annual Report

CRT agreements are significant to Ktunaxa

CRT agreements are significant to Ktunaxa June 13, 2023: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ʔa·kisk̓aqǂiʔit / Cranbrook, B.C.: Through the three separate interim agreements, signed on June 8, 2023, the Ktunaxa Nation, Secwépemc […]

Ktunaxa Shorts – 2023 Kootenay National Park Site Visit Promo Video

Ktunaxa Shorts – Traditional Burn Meeting

Indigenous leaders from both sides of the border call for immediate IJC reference

Indigenous leaders from both sides of the border call for immediate IJC reference Trudeau risks century-old treaty to appease British Columbia For Immediate Release May 11, 2023 Representatives from the […]

Ktuq̓ȼqakyam 2023 1 Spring

Salmon Warriors Get Ready

Ktunaxa Nation Council appalled to learn Teck Coal has appealed the Province’s penalties for water quality pollution

Ktunaxa Nation Council appalled to learn Teck Coal has appealed the Province’s penalties for water quality pollution Ktunaxa Nation Council appalled to learn Teck Coal has appealed the Province’s penalties […]

KNC recognizes Province for enforcing regulatory requirements intended to address water quality pollution

KNC recognizes Province for enforcing regulatory requirements intended to address water quality pollution Recent penalties to Teck reflect consideration of Ktunaxa rights and technical input February 8, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE […]

Ktunaxa solidarity with T’exelcemc

Ktunaxa solidarity with T’exelcemc Standing with survivors as knowledge is confirmed and shared ʔa·kisk̓aqǂiʔit / Cranbrook, B.C.: January 23, 2023 This week, the Chief and Council of Williams Lake First […]

Cranbrook Urgent & Primary Care Centre marks one year anniversary

Cranbrook Urgent & Primary Care Centre marks one year anniversary Cranbrook Urgent & Primary Care Centre marks one year anniversary ʔa·kisk̓aqǂiʔit \ Cranbrook, B.C. – December 15, 2022 The Cranbrook Urgent […]

Trudeau hosts the world on biodiversity, but dismisses First Nations at home

Trudeau hosts the world on biodiversity, but dismisses First Nations at home November 23, 2022 As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosts the international community in Montreal this week for […]

Bringing the Salmon Home Newsletter 2022 November

Statement: KNC on released documents regarding Kootenay Watershed pollution

Statement: KNC on released documents regarding Kootenay Watershed pollution Documents: Global Affairs Canada shelves a joint international initiative to address Kootenay watershed selenium contamination Canada’s failure to respect binding international […]

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