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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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Leaflets linked to white supremacist websites scattered near schools in Vernon B.C.
Parents continue to find white supremacy leaflets littering the sidewalks and streets near schools raising serious concerns
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Mi’kmaq artist Jodie B releases her first album
She shares what it’s like to produce and mix her own music, and the childhood experiences that brought her here.
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Indigenous leaders in the province call for investigation following death of First Nations youth in group home
Concerns raised after youth’s death immediately deemed a suicide by Abbotsford Police Department
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Indigenous daycare a hopeful possibility in Vernon B.C.
In cities all across the country parents struggle to find adequate, safe, and affordable childcare. That need is no different in Vernon B.C., where not only is childcare difficult to find, but a childcare centre that is culturally built for Indigenous children simply doesn’t exist within city limits. Indigenous children often need to go to…
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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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New community mental health teams ‘open more doors’ to housing for Vancouver Island residents in need
Three of the six new ‘ACT’ teams will be based on Vancouver Island
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‘Reconciliation on the back burner’: throne speech
Some Indigenous leaders are disappointed with the governments unfulfilled commitments.
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Indigenous-led grassroots cannabis gathering coming to Penticton
The Okanagan Cannabis Council is hosting the Grassroots First Cannabis Gathering with hopes to share information about cannabis and First Nations communities.