Features
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Gitanmaax charts a tough course ahead to keep kids in community
How a First Nation’s visionaries are rebuilding sovereignty over child welfare on their own terms
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Through the years: How Gitxsan women fought to assert child welfare jurisdiction away from MCFD
The nation’s culture is matrilineal — which translates into how young people are protected and fought for, beyond colonial rules
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In Gitanmaax, new family services department is fighting to protect children
It hasn’t been an easy journey to take power back from colonial child ‘welfare’ agencies — but the newly launched Wila Dildilsdi’m is counting every small victory
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‘This is the vision’: Inside Nlaka’pamux Nation’s quest to build ‘B.C.’s’ first major solar project
As the province fast-tracks development, the Southern Interior tribal council has lessons to share on how to build for the future
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Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Youth connect to their lands — and relatives — with annual Rez Ride
The Menmen tl’a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh mountain bike team pedals through ancestral villages — guided by Elders, culture and community spirit
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St. Augustine’s survivor hopes for closure after evidence of 81 unmarked graves released
50 years after the residential ‘school’ closed, shíshálh Nation announces evidence of many burial sites. A Tla’amin Elder wonders how many more children died
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‘No trust’: Neskonlith members seek answers as tensions climb amid firings, lawsuit
Indigenous Services confirms complaint filed, as Secwépemc community embroiled in allegations of election fraud, ‘civil conspiracy’
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shíshálh Nation holds grad ceremony to recognize residential, day ‘school’ survivors
The event honoured the life experiences and strength of survivors, with about 50 people being presented with certificates and cedar caps: ‘We see you, and we see how hard you worked’
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Nations call for longer closure of ‘B.C.’ park to assess damage: ‘It’s time for Pipi7íyekw to rest’
Líl̓wat and N’Quatqua leaders say a provincial decision on ‘Joffre Lakes Park’ highlights broader issues around respecting Indigenous rights
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In Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, legal challenge fails to stop contentious floatel — but affirms women’s rights
Court rejects judicial review challenge by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Elder and Youth. But as Woodfibre LNG applies for a second cruise-ship work camp, fears of gender-based violence remain high