Being out on the land for Indigenous communities is being home – APTN News
May 6, 2020
On a Saturday morning, Ryan Oliverius packs up his camera gear and prepares to head out with his mother Susan to pick sp̓iƛ̓m (pronounced speetlum), also known as bitterroot.
“Being out on the land is like meditation,” Ryan explains, adding that COVID-19 hasn’t really impacted his connection to the land. “If anything I appreciate it more.
“I have a huge appreciation for land and water because it is life bearing, it can both give and it can also take life.”
Ryan Oliverius, both a member and councillor for the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB), graduated from Thompson Rivers University in 2017 with a degree in Business Administration.
In 2019, he was voted in as a councillor for OKIB, and is also working in communications for the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA).
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