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Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation says Yukon dragging its feet approving land use plan
A First Nation in Yukon says the territorial government is dragging its feet on a…
Tsilhqot’in National Government closes Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks
A bridge over the Chilcotin River in British Columbia is closed to traffic until further…
Landslide shows power of Mother Nature, says chief as worries now turn to salmon run
A massive landslide sending a torrent of water carrying large trees and debris downstream shows…
Tsilhqot’in First Nation chief says 2004 slide saw Chilcotin River blocked for days
There’s not a lot that can be done other than “sit and wait” for a…
Amnesty International names Wet’suwet’en chief Canada’s first prisoner of conscience
Amnesty International is calling for the release of a First Nations chief who is serving…
Can a lake become a person in law? A B.C. First Nation wants to find out
The concept of personhood for elements of nature is not new.
‘It broke my heart’: Conservation groups say spill at Yukon gold mine is distressing
A Yukon environmental organization and a salmon conservation committee say the confirmation of the cyanide…
First Nation in Yukon calls for halt to mining in territory
June landslide on its territory put unknown amount of cyanide into the environment.