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Summer in British Columbia - what a wonderful time. It feels so good to be home.
I just finished a two-year tour of duty with B.C. Hydro and it feels great to be back in Indian Country. I left the company for personal reasons and not because I didn't feel welcome there and not because I was forced out. I did my job in the face of extreme adversity and paid the price for…
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First Nations from across the territory gathered in Whitehorse on June 21 to celebrate their cultural heritage with pomp and style at the second annual Commissioner's Potlatch.
Dressed in the traditional black and red regalia, the Yukon's Aboriginal people shared their culture's crafts, songs, dances and stories in honor of National Aboriginal Day.
Among the…
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Annie Frazier Henry has been conjuring up another special cinematic feat of magic while working with some new Aboriginal talent in the re-working of an ageless Squamish legend.
The award winning filmmaker, best known for her 1998 documentary, Singing Our Stories, recently finished shooting a half hour drama that will air on CTV this fall. Legends translates a timeless,…
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More than 2,400 students graduated from the University of Victoria on June 2 to 4. One of the students was 25-year-old Raven August who graduated with a BA in Leisure Service Administration. August also holds the Health Canada's National Native Role Model award which she received this year.
#"I was very surprised that I was selected for the role model award," said August…
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First Nation's leaders across the province are disgusted with what they call the federal Fisheries Minister David Anderson and his department's lack of consultation in developing a salmon treaty with the United States.
Although American tribal councils, state governments, and county governments were involved in discussions with the United States before their…
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Construction is set to begin on a new centre designed to provide drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs for adults and youth in northern British Columbia.
The new Nechako Treatment Centre, to be located on the grounds of the Prince George Hospital, is expected to be up and running next summer.
Peter Cunningham is with Ministry for Children and Families in Prince…
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Construction is set to begin on a new centre designed to provide drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs for adults and youth in northern British Columbia.
The new Nechako Treatment Centre, to be located on the grounds of the Prince George Hospital, is expected to be up and running next summer.
Peter Cunningham is with Ministry for Children and Families in Prince…
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Imagine if you will, a time and a place where you \can sit back and watch close to 40 films in three days and eat tons of popcorn and bannock with an audience made up of your friends, colleagues, and cousins. Well, that's exactly what IMAGeNATION, the 3rd annual Aboriginal Film Festival was all about.
The festival took place in Vancouver, Nov. 3 to 5 and is organized…
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Imagine if you will, a time and a place where you \can sit back and watch close to 40 films in three days and eat tons of popcorn and bannock with an audience made up of your friends, colleagues, and cousins. Well, that's exactly what IMAGeNATION, the 3rd annual Aboriginal Film Festival was all about.
The festival took place in Vancouver, Nov. 3 to 5 and is organized…
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Patricia Moore has a big job ahead of her, but she is taking on the challenge with plenty of courage.
Moore will be traveling to New York, Chicago, Seattle and possible, Denver to begin the process of reclaiming her Haida ancestors' remains.
"There have been so many hurts with a lot of the things that were taken away, like our children and culture. I think that this…
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Patricia Moore has a big job ahead of her, but she is taking on the challenge with plenty of courage.
Moore will be traveling to New York, Chicago, Seattle and possible, Denver to begin the process of reclaiming her Haida ancestors' remains.
"There have been so many hurts with a lot of the things that were taken away, like our children and culture. I think that this…
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In the 1970s, a delegation from the Ktunaxa nation went to Victoria and a number of Elders were brought to view the holdings of the Royal British Columbia Museum. One Elder said she didn't want to go, because it was so sad to see the nation's cultural artifacts locked up.
"We still have that happening, but in a large way we are seeing a change. There are many examples of…
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In the 1970s, a delegation from the Ktunaxa nation went to Victoria and a number of Elders were brought to view the holdings of the Royal British Columbia Museum. One Elder said she didn't want to go, because it was so sad to see the nation's cultural artifacts locked up.
"We still have that happening, but in a large way we are seeing a change. There are many examples of…
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These last couple of weeks has seen some important developments here in the province and in Indian Country especially. The Gitxsan have decided to pursue Aboriginal title within their territory and that by itself is very significant for all Aboriginal people across the province because both levels of government have been daring us to 'prove title.' The Gitxsan have taken up the…
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These last couple of weeks has seen some important developments here in the province and in Indian Country especially. The Gitxsan have decided to pursue Aboriginal title within their territory and that by itself is very significant for all Aboriginal people across the province because both levels of government have been daring us to 'prove title.' The Gitxsan have taken up the…