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Author: Matt Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Frustration grows over premier’s plan to alter Indigenous rights legislation
‘B.C.’s’ DRIPA law was touted as a reconciliation milestone. Now a series of court rulings has David Eby wanting to change it — a plan one lawyer calls ‘extremely offensive’
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Province approves massive Nisg̱a’a-led LNG project on the north coast amid opposition
Ministers greenlight Ksi Lisims despite not receiving consent from nearly half of First Nations involved in its assessment, citing ‘economic reconciliation’
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Province’s approval of PRGT pipeline tosses UNDRIP legislation ‘out the window,’ says grand chief
After environmental approvals were locked in this week, UBCIC president Stewart Phillip said a ‘long, hot summer’ of conflict could be on the horizon
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In Gitanyow territories, restorative fire heals the land and people: ‘I think it’s a beautiful thing’
A controlled burn demonstrates how bringing back ancient Indigenous fire practices helps restore cultural connections and strengthen communities while mitigating risk
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‘Welcome home, dear ancestor’: after nearly a century, a stolen totem pole returns to the Nisg̱a’a Nation
The long-awaited rematriation of the pts’aan offers a template for the return of Indigenous belongings
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A mistake is a gift: decolonizing journalism includes missteps and teachings
How can journalists improve relationships in the Indigenous communities we report on? Step intentionally into uncomfortable spaces when we make mistakes, and do the work to make things right