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Author: Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Separated from their kids, this Dakelh couple journeyed across ‘B.C.’ for justice
With their four boys in the child welfare system, Kimberly and Jordan Joseph planned a 1,500 km walk from ‘Prince Rupert’ to ‘Victoria’ to raise awareness
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Lawyer for only RCMP officer convicted in Dale Culver’s death requests obstruction case be dropped
Gitanyow leaders ‘outraged’ as latest move further delays Prince George constable’s sentencing for obstruction of justice
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Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council declares state of emergency over opioid crisis: ‘Enough is enough’
Leaders are calling for more resources and mental health supports in their 14 communities, saying they are ‘losing too many, especially young people, to this crisis’
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After four-year negotiation, Sts’ailes reaches child welfare agreement with ‘B.C.’ and ‘Canada’
Grand Chief William Charlie says it was a relief to wrap up the often ‘emotional, frustrating, disappointing’ process, originally slated to take one year
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New Indigenous-led guide helps First Nations track local wildlife with camera traps
As moose populations decline, an Anishinaabe community in ‘Ontario’ has been capturing images of wildlife on the land. It hopes to inspire others
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In Treaty 9 territories, conservation is at the heart of a birchbark canoe build
Preparing and weaving roots and bark, Chuck Commanda led a workshop teaching the craft during a week-long moose gathering in northern ‘Ontario’
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‘State of crisis’: Social workers too overwhelmed to adequately care for children, says RCY report
The latest investigation from Jennifer Charlesworth examines MCFD’s frontline workforce and the ‘urgency’ for government to act
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MCFD spent nearly $300K to promote program that many Youth in need can’t access
The ministry purchased 15,000 branded merchandise ‘toolkits’ to raise awareness of its SAJE program, which has strict eligibility requirements
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Advocacy group pulls out of Pickton evidence hearing after serial killer’s death
Justice for Girls is no longer an intervenor in the RCMP’s application to dispose of more than 14,000 exhibits from the murderer’s farm, but will instead ‘push very hard’ outside the courtroom
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After 136 years of police violence, Gitxsan leaders want an overhaul of the RCMP
As Indigenous groups push for reform of the ‘racist institution,’ a historic police shooting of a Gitanyow chief reveals the scope of police brutality