On Thursday, June 5, the ‘Without Water’ Symposium took place on Yaq ̓ it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it First Nation territory (Grasmere), bringing together Indigenous leaders, scientists, government…
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B.C. to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be enshrined in B.C. law to honour the strength and resilience of residential school survivors and remember…
Reconciliation Awards recipients being honoured tonight
The 2021 and 2022 British Columbia Reconciliation Award recipients will be honoured in a ceremony at Government House tonight (Jan. 12), including members of the…
Historic action plan guides UNDRIP implementation
The B.C. government today announced it is releasing the Declaration Act Action Plan, developed in consultation and co-operation with Indigenous Peoples, outlining 89 specific actions…
Local group honoured for reconciliation work
Locally based xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ (Many Ways of Doing the Same Thing) Research Team has today been honoured with a British Columbia Reconciliation Award. The Office…
Indigenous human rights legislation passed unanimously
Letter to the Editor We have made history. British Columbia is the first province in Canada to enshrine the human rights of Indigenous peoples in…
Local involved in historic declaration of Indigenous rights Act
Legislation introduced Oct. 24, creates a path forward to recognize and uphold the human rights of Indigenous peoples in B.C. and a local woman is…
Basin Nations outraged by CRT renegs exclusion
Late last week, the three Indigenous Nations ‐ the rightful title and rights holders of the Upper Columbia Basin – the Ktunaxa Nation, Secwepemc Nation…
It’s time we have a public conversation on race
“Perceptions” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary Cranbrook is in the news again, and as has often been the case, not for a good reason. But…
Enbridge panel hears ‘O Canada’ during security shutdown in Comox
By Delores Broten, Editor, Watershed Sentinel The Joint Panel Review oral testimony hearings on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines in Comox, on August 10, showed…