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Author: Anna McKenzie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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After generations of stolen kids, ‘powerful changes’ to ‘B.C.’ law set to return child welfare jurisdiction
Amendments to provincial child welfare legislation, introduced on Wednesday, were celebrated by Indigenous leaders as an important first step to righting wrongs of the past
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Growing up disconnected looked different for me than so-called ‘pretendians’
Discussing identity can be confusing and even shameful — and that’s exactly how Canada wants it
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After another beloved relative dies at the hands of police, calls for change amplify
The family of Chris Amyotte, Leaping Frog Man, says the 42-year-old was distressed and seeking help when police shot him six times with a beanbag gun
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New Snuneymuxw language hub dream recognized for Elders
The nation celebrated the opening of its new learning centre which will offer teachings around Hul’q’umi’num, plant medicine, employment training
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OPINION: B.C.’s proposed FOI fee threatens ‘Indigenous Peoples, families and communities’
Fees could make it harder for small outlets like IndigiNews to justify filing shot-in-the-dark info requests — like the one that led to our birth alerts investigation, writes reporter Anna McKenzie.
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Quw’utsun artist invites Indigenous youth to make murals
Charlene Johnny’s latest mural brightens the basketball court at Spectrum Community School on unceded lək̓ʷəŋən territory.
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Virtual Indigenous Justice Centre launches in B.C.
Centre aims to provide free legal services to Indigenous people in under-served areas and is the first of its kind in B.C.
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‘The child-welfare system is residential schools part two,’ says lawyer
How Black and Métis lawyer Roslyn Chambers is holding colonial courts to account
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A birthday party to remember for youth transitioning out of B.C.’s child-welfare system
“Many youth miss out on this milestone birthday due to the current transition standards that do not afford them guaranteed stability, housing or safety,” says organizer.