Letter to the Editor Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQ+ people experience violence at a much higher rate than other populations. Dismantling the underlying and systemic…
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Disappointment and outrage shared over IJC rejection
The governments of Yaq̓ it ʔa·knuqⱡiʾit, ʔakisq̓ nuk, Yaqan Nuʔkiy and ʔaq̓ am as well as the Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) Chair today communicated their…
Report on Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act released
The B.C. government June 30 released the first annual report on progress for implementing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. In 2017,…
Rights, reconciliation, and resistance 2020
Letter to the Editor The current political struggle by the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and their supporters, and the responses of the cops under state direction,…
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…
Fighting racism to build a safer, more inclusive B.C.
Letter to the Editor Everyone has a right to live without fear of violence or discrimination, yet too many people face racism and hate as…
Indigenous observers join Columbia River Treaty talks
After the seventh round of Columbia River Treaty negotiations on June 19 and 20, in Washington, D.C., Katrine Conroy, Minister Responsible for the Columbia River…
Premier’s statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Letter to the Editor On National Indigenous Peoples Day, people around British Columbia and across Canada celebrate and honour the diverse cultures, knowledge, economies, governance,…
Arts, culture grants available to support community resiliency
Grant applications are now open for arts and cultural submissions designed to bring healing to people and communities in response to environmental, social and economic…