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‘B.C.’ child welfare workers lack crucial supports needed to do their jobs: RCY
Watchdog’s latest report calls for ‘immediate and sustained’ improvements to protect young people in government ‘care’
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Tiny Kwiakah First Nation has big plans for solar-powered science hub on former fish farm
With just 19 members, the ‘Vancouver Island’ community is building a ‘stewardship economy’ based around revitalizing its lands
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With families ‘beyond their breaking point,’ watchdog calls on ‘B.C.’ to support young people with disabilities
The RCY’s latest report follows her earlier probe into preventable death of 11-year-old First Nations boy in the ‘Fraser Valley’
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Coastal nations take to ‘B.C.’s’ highest court to push province’s UNDRIP obligation
After a lower court ruling affirmed a duty to consult, Gitxaała and Ehattesaht are escalating their Mineral Tenure Act case
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Child welfare system carries on residential ‘school’ legacy, Innu families tell inquiry: ‘When is it going to stop?’
The Inquiry Regarding the Treatment, Experiences, and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System is set to wrap in 2025, amid efforts to reclaim jurisdiction
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Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric: ‘I’m always optimistic’
Negotiations to update historic deal that excluded First Nations could be affected by soured ‘U.S-Canada’ relations as Trump prepares to take office
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In the province’s top court, an Indigenous mother continues her fight for justice
After her $150,000 discrimination award was overturned, ‘Justine’ spent three days in the B.C. Court of Appeal. The outcome could have far-reaching impacts for Indigenous families
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Tŝilhqot’in government welcomes ‘long overdue charges’ in Mount Polley mine disaster
The nation’s leadership has been calling for Indigenous-led monitoring, assessment and action around the ongoing discharge of mining waste into their waters
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In Similkameen homelands, mining operations threaten syilx Okanagan laws, identity
Also known as Eagle Valley, the Similkameen Valley holds ‘the lifeblood of our land,’ says LSIB member
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‘A slap in the face’: At private meeting, concerns swirl about Copper Mountain Mine’s consultation process
smǝlqmíx community members call out Hudbay Minerals, Mitsubishi Materials and ‘B.C.’ over mining pit expansion