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Author: Bayleigh Marelj, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Several Canadian provinces still issue birth alerts, deemed ‘unconstitutional and illegal’ in B.C.
Atlantic provinces and Quebec are amongst the jurisdictions that use the practice.
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EXCLUSIVE: B.C. ministry warned birth alerts ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ months before banning them
Government ‘trampling on the fundamental and human rights of Indigenous families,’ says former children’s rep.
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Restored W̱SÁNEĆ Ethnobotany Trail connects land, language and learning
The newly revamped trail at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific showcases the W̱SÁNEĆ language and culture through botanical education.
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Immediate large scale systemic change of the child welfare system needed, say researchers
UBC researchers found that child removal made mothers more likely to have an unintended drug overdose. They are calling for drastic changes to the child welfare system.
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Breaking: Investigation reveals ‘widespread’ racism in B.C. healthcare system
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond releases a technical report on findings of independent investigation into Indigenous-specific racism.
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Jesse Wente says it’s time to tell the truth about Indigenous sovereignty
As a part of Vancouver Island University’s sixth annual ‘Indigenous Speaker Series,’ Indigenous cultural critic Jesse Wente challenges reconciliation with truth.
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Promoting resiliency through physical activity
Ivy Richardson and Elder Stella Erasmus Johnson want Indigenous people to care for themselves through physical activity.
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Parents of the first baby born in village in over 50 years share their story
Andrea Fergusson and Brendan Tom sit side-by-side on their bed in the Tla-o-qui-aht village of Opitsaht, in the same house where Fergusson gave birth to their youngest son, Felix. He was the first baby to be born in the village in over 50 years. The family shares their birth story to encourage others to revitalize…
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Education administrators concerned over disparities in COVID-19 funding for First Nations students
$112 million in federal funds distributed to First Nations schools is inaccessible to the approximately 9,000 First Nations students who go to school off-reserve in B.C.
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Federal Government announces $120 million in COVID-19 funding for Indigenous kids
$200 million federal COVID-19 funding announced for Indigenous communities, with the majority of money dedicated to education and childcare.