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Author: Odette Auger, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Adapting early childhood care to support Indigenous kids amid COVID-19
How Aboriginal Head Start is continuing to provide culturally relevant childcare.
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First Nations grapple with COVID-19 cases after having significantly lower rates initially
First Nations individuals living on reserve had COVID-19 rates that were one quarter of the rate of the general population — what can be learned from this?
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‘I’ve become cynical about DFO’ says Homalco chief over federal fish farm decision
The federal government said Monday that nine pathogens from farmed salmon in British Columbia’s Discovery Islands pose a minimal risk to wild salmon
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Award-winning film ‘Rustic Oracle’ looks at impact of MMIWG crisis through a child’s eyes
Mohawk writer and director Sonia Bonspille Boileau’s latest film premieres in Kelowna and Nanaimo this week
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Kunsoot Wellness Centre progress continues, despite COVID-19 changes
Project adapts to COVID-19, as construction phase transitions to operational phase.
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Returning to your roots: the role of traditional plants in a healthy diet
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph researches and teaches how traditional knowledge can help those living with Type 2 diabetes revisit their relationships with carbohydrates.
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How gardening is helping Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation cope with COVID-19
The pandemic highlights the need to be self-reliant for Jess Housty (‘Cúagilákv).
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Indigenous crisis line KUU-US sees rise in COVID-19 related calls
How a 24-hour, province-wide support line is providing mental health services for communities across B.C.
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Changes needed to prevent anti-Indigenous racism in B.C.’s healthcare system, say family of Connor Sutton
“The system needs to change to be fair to all people,” Sutton says.
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Meet the four Indigenous journalists now covering Vancouver Island
IndigiNews, a platform created by The Discourse, supported by APTN, expands to Vancouver Island.