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Tupa’s Joint goes mobile as B.C. tries to shut down Indigenous pot shop
‘We will evolve and continue to smash through the blockades they put up,’ says Syilx shop owner
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‘How are they going to feel safe?’: Kackaamin healing centre rallies against cannabis facility
Community members are protesting a 57,000 square foot medical marijuana farm that’s slated to be built across the road from Kackaamin, a unique treatment centre with a whole-family approach.
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How ‘rez ball skills’ and family love took this Olympic athlete to the top
Brigette Lacquette from Mallard, Man. on how she climbed to the top, fell, and got back up again.
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Chief Clarence Louie of Osoyoos Indian Band to receive honorary degree from UBC
‘Everyone should be learning and earning,’ says Louie.
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Nuu-chah-nulth leaders celebrate legal victory for commercial fishing rights
B.C. Court of Appeal ruling affirms unlimited rights for Ahousaht, Hesquiaht, Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, and Ehattesaht/Chinehkint First Nations on the west Coast of Vancouver Island
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Webinar series tackles ‘colonial’ and ‘racist’ concepts of neglect in child welfare system
April 21-23 series will feature a diverse panel including Indigenous youth and Elders.
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‘Tomorrow will be better’: Kids Help Phone expands services to reach more Indigenous youth
Deanna Dunham, a Mohawk member of Six Nations of the Grand River, says as demand rises for Kids Help Phone services during the pandemic, the organization is looking to become more inclusive
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B.C. schools will remain open due to low infection rates
B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said due to a ‘relatively low infection rate amongst school-age children,’ schools will remain open.
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Wait times for status cards an example of systemic racism, says petition
Wait times for status card renewals should be the same as passports, as they are both government-issued identity documents, says Vivian Hermansen, who’s drafted a petition calling on the House of Commons to find solutions.
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Syilx people can earn a degree in the Nsyilxcən language with new UBC program
It’s the first Indigenous language degree in Canada, says academic lead Jeannette Armstrong