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Santana Dreaver

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Journalist with The Narwhal, covering stories across British Columbia.

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IndigiNews @indiginews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Indigenous people travelled from across the Salish Sea to spend time with the woolly dog pelt at MOA before it became open to be viewed by the public. “It’s historical that the woolly dog arrived back home.” Story by Santana Dreaver, co-published with The Narwhal indiginews.com/features/sal...
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After more than a century, this Salish woolly dog pelt has returned to 'B.C.'
The Coast and Interior Salish companions were carefully bred for thousands of years, then they went extinct — the only known pelt is at MOA until next August
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 22/09/2026
Once ubiquitous among Coast Salish communities, woolly dogs went extinct in the late 1800s. The only known pelt is now on display at the Museum of Anthropology in Coast Salish territory, more than two decades after it was discovered in a drawer at the Smithsonian.
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After 167 years, this Salish woolly dog pelt has returned to B.C.
The Coast and Interior Salish dogs were carefully bred for thousands of years, then they went extinct. The only known pelt is in Vancouver until next August
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IndigiNews @indiginews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On a grassy slope in Kanaka Bar, a herd of goats frolic and play. But this isn’t a farm or a petting zoo — it’s an innovative wildfire mitigation effort from the First Nation. Story by Santana Dreaver with photos by Aaron Hemens, co-published with @thenarwhal.ca 🐐🌿 indiginews.com/features/kan...
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Call in the goats: Kanaka Bar calls on herd for help with wildfire risk
As wildfires gain intensity each year, this Nlaka'pamux community is finding creative ways to prepare
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 16/09/2026
In B.C., First Nations like Kanaka Bar are four times as likely to be impacted by wildfires as non-Indigenous communities. This First Nation is piloting a creative mitigation strategy: hungry goats.
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Kanaka Bar brings in a specialty wildfire mitigation task force: goats
As wildfires gain intensity each year, this Nlaka'pamux community is finding creative ways to prepare
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IndigiNews @indiginews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As salmon are declining across the province, communities are stepping up to keep their access to traditional food strong. Story by Santana Dreaver, co-published with The Narwhal 🐟
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In 'B.C.,' First Nations practice and learn salmon traditions — key to food security
Through workshops and gatherings, communities pass on strategies for healthy food and cultural connection that 'has sustained us for thousands of years'
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 08/09/2026
Today, accessing wild salmon is challenging, contributing to food insecurity and an overall disconnect from traditional food for many First Nations. But it’s also more important than ever. Our latest in collaboration with @indiginews.bsky.social:
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For many B.C. First Nations, salmon are key to food security
As salmon numbers dwindle, fish camps and community workshops are providing essential services to Indigenous people across the province — traditional healthy food and cultural connection
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 06/08/2026
Wildfires are blazing across B.C., as First Nations host their annual summer culture camps. Proceeding with caution — and evacuation plans in place — organizers and participants say the camps provide a refuge in a frightening season. thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-c...
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Inside Indigenous culture camps as wildfires rage in B.C. | The Narwhal
Planning a culture camp is a commitment. Meet the organizers who continued on during the heat of wildfire season
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 15/07/2026
Living with wildfires is a new normal for many B.C. communities. “Living on these territories means adapting to that reality, and being ready to respond to the next fire.” For the past week, the Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek wildfires have been blazing down the road from Santana Dreaver.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 15/07/2026
Since 2010, millions of amphibians have been relocated for development across B.C. — but scientists say no one is tracking whether or not they survive, @sdreaver.bsky.social reports. thenarwhal.ca/bc-frog-tran...
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5 million frogs displaced by industry in B.C. How many survived? | The Narwhal
Displacing animals in B.C. is legal with a permit, with no data or tracking measures to see if the animals survive
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 30/06/2026
As we close out National Indigenous History Month, Santana Dreaver has a story about the Secwe̓pemc women keeping hide tanning alive and accessible in the Simpcw First Nation, published in partnership with our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social. Read it here! thenarwhal.ca/secwepemc-wo...
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Secwe̓pemc women are leading deer hide tanning workshops | The Narwhal
Interior Salish women have always tanned deer hides. Meet the women who are continuing on the tradition
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Magic Canoe @magiccanoe.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In Vancouver, British Columbia, Sen̓áḵw will provide 6,000 homes, once completed. Residential towers will be heated and cooled by converting wasted thermal energy from a Metro Vancouver waste line. Read the full article from our friends at the @thenarwhal.ca to learn more: buff.ly/aCx9Uww
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 21/06/2026
Did you know kisâstew [kih-SAS-tee-you] in Cree means “it’s hot out?” On #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay, @michellecyca.com gives you a small language lesson — and brings you hopeful, resilient stories of Indigenous people caring for the natural world. thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-n...
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Kinship between people, places and nations | The Narwhal
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we hope you’ll check out these stories from First Nations across Canada — and learn a little Cree, too!
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 01/06/2026
Members and guests of the Squamish Nation gathered last month to celebrate the opening of Sen̓áḵw — one of the world's largest net-zero housing developments. It's built on ancestral land the Squamish Nation regained through a court case nearly 25 years ago. thenarwhal.ca/senakw-bless...
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Squamish Nation hosts ceremony for Sen̓áḵw | The Narwhal
In one of North America’s most expensive cities, the Squamish Nation has led Sen̓áḵw, a sustainable development that will provide 6,000 homes once completed
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 15/05/2026
Katzie First Nation and partners are celebrating the restoration of Xwíʔləm̓nəc, a tidal marsh home to one of the country's largest salmon runs and smallest sandhill crane populations: thenarwhal.ca/katzie-guard...
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Crucial B.C. wetland restored thanks to Katzie First Nation guardians, partners | The Narwhal
In Fraser River, Canada’s largest salmon-bearing watershed, marsh restoration projects support wildlife and connect First Nations people to their homelands
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 29/04/2026
Research shows Indigenous Guardians are good for the environment, and the economy. But despite a recent $230 million announcement by the federal government, funding gaps risk undermining their work. Check out the latest in our Who Pays? series: thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-g...
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Indigenous Guardians benefit the land and economy | The Narwhal
Guardian programs have proven to be wise investments — but funding gaps and uncertainty undermine their programs.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 09/04/2026
In one of Canada's wildfire hot spots, Salish women are decolonizing fire mitigation practices and making space for themselves in a traditionally male-dominated field. thenarwhal.ca/salish-women...
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How Salish women are leading fire management | The Narwhal
In a male dominated field, Interior Salish women are taking up space and decolonizing fire mitigation practices
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 06/04/2026
With wildfire season about to begin, the Salish Fire Keepers Society held a gathering in Interior B.C. last month. Attendees shared knowledge about decolonizing fire management, working with blazes to protect culturally important sites and more. thenarwhal.ca/salish-fire-...
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Salish fire keepers gather in Interior B.C. | The Narwhal
Over 100 attendees gathered for a meeting of the Salish Fire Keepers Society to discuss cultural burns, decolonizing wildfire prevention and more
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 25/03/2026
In a panel discussion yesterday, the journalists behind The Narwhal’s Generating Futures series shared what they learned about the First Nations communities leading the way on renewable energy in B.C. Watch the event: thenarwhal.ca/generating-f...
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Watch: First Nations lead B.C.’s clean energy shift
The journalists behind The Narwhal’s Generating Futures series share what they learned about communities leading the way on renewable energy
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 17/03/2026
You might have seen her byline already on The Narwhal, but we're thrilled to officially introduce you to Santana Dreaver, our 2026 Indigenous Journalism Fellow: thenarwhal.ca/santana-drea...
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Meet Santana Dreaver, 2026 Indigenous Journalism Fellow | The Narwhal
With a background in emergency management and youth advocacy as well as journalism, Santana is spending a year at The Narwhal reporting all across B.C.
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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
10/10 Eyjolfson's words capture what this means: "For myself, to know that my kids will see many future generations of salmon coming back to their historic waters, it's a very special day." Hope swimming upstream. By Santana Dreaver, CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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For the first time in over a century, sockeye salmon are able to return to Okanagan Lake | CBC News
After more than a century without salmon in Okanagan waters, a new fish passageway means that salmon and numerous other fish species will be able to migrate upstream to spawn.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Indigenous people's health tightly tied to speaking their own languages, review finds. Positive outcomes include better physical and mental health, and more social connections, UBC researchers say, by Santana Dreaver www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #reconciliation
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Indigenous people's health tightly tied to speaking their own languages, review finds | CBC News
Researchers analyzed 262 academic and community-based studies from Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, and determined 78 per cent of them connected Indigenous language vitality with ...
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