Meet 6 Indigenous youth on Vancouver Island honoured for excellence in sports
Recipients of the Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sports this year include a soccer player, a war canoeist, a lacrosse player and more.
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New fellowship advocates for First Nation youth in Yukon to fight climate crisis
Fellowship include traditional values, teachings and practices as a way for youth to tackle climate change in their communities.
‘Let’s just get stronger’: B.C. restaurant owner vows to survive latest B.C. lockdown
“Let’s get new customers and let’s just get stronger.”
Innu hunter from Natashquan receives death threats over video of caribou kill
When Daniel Lalo posted a video of a recent caribou kill to Facebook, he says…
DFO investigating site where dead herring found dumped off wharf in B.C.
Anonymous email says the herring were dumped by commercial fishing vessel.
Tŝilhqot’in Nation voices Indigenous law at B.C. appeal hearing
The Tŝilhqot’in National Government is challenging a 2019 amendment for Gibraltar Mine that proposes to…
Tla’amin Nation in B.C. is welcoming and guarding the return of herring spawn
kʷu ƛaʔayin t̓ɛt̓ɛkʷu ɬagət — or “The herring are beginning to spawn,” in ʔayʔaǰuθəm (Ay-a-ju-thum), the language of Tla’amin First Nation. Once a time of rejoicing, now it signifies a time of guarding against roe fishery.
Listuguj fishers featured in TV documentary about their commercial fishery
Documentary series comes as Mi’kmaw harvesters fight for moderate livelihood rights
Tests in B.C. find unsafe lead levels in water of 35 First Nations schools
Francesca Fionda – The Tyee Tests done in 2017 by the First Nations Health Authority…