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Author: Abby Francis, Local Journalism Reporter
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St. Augustine’s survivor hopes for closure after evidence of 81 unmarked graves released
50 years after the residential ‘school’ closed, shíshálh Nation announces evidence of many burial sites. A Tla’amin Elder wonders how many more children died
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New housing project at tiskʷat represents homecoming for Tla’amin Nation
‘Our ancestors used to build their houses right along the same river,’ says public works director. ‘It’s very special for us to go back home to the same spot’
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‘Truly amazing and really emotional’: Historic mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation after decades-long search
The nation celebrated the repatriation during the opening of a new cultural centre, part of a wider reclamation for the community
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Tla’amin Nation set to reclaim village of tiskʷat 151 years after it was taken: ‘It’s like a long lost relative’
The community’s long fight for the site’s return stems back to when the land was illegally sold by ‘British Columbia’ in 1873
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‘An abomination’: Journalism, human rights groups call for police to drop charges against Indigenous reporter
Organizations stand by Brandi Morin, who was arrested on Jan. 10 after EPS says she ‘refused to comply’ with requests to move