Vancouver Island
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Gitxsan community stops B.C. social workers from taking child back into ‘care’
‘We’re sick and tired of generation after generation being lost in the system and not knowing who they are and never coming home,’ says Kolin Sutherland-Wilson.
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Hard, beautiful, inspiring: Reflections on a year with IndigiNews
Emilee Gilpin shifts from role as managing editor into advisor, facilitator and contributor, encouraging others to fill the space and breathe new life into IndigiNews.
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IndigiNews is hiring a managing editor
Indigenous applicants will be prioritized. Applications extended to Oct. 31, 2021.
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Quw’utsun artist invites Indigenous youth to make murals
Charlene Johnny’s latest mural brightens the basketball court at Spectrum Community School on unceded lək̓ʷəŋən territory.
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Youth advocates call on governments to meet ‘equitable standards’ for kids transitioning out of care
Kids in government care should get the same ‘level of opportunities and support’ their peers get from family, community and friends, says Melanie Doucet.
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Virtual Indigenous Justice Centre launches in B.C.
Centre aims to provide free legal services to Indigenous people in under-served areas and is the first of its kind in B.C.
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Indigenous journalism students have until Oct. 3 to apply for Jack Webster scholarship
The foundation is offering $2000 awards to full-time students at eligible B.C. schools.
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Barbecue and ball hockey to commemorate Truth and Reconciliation Day in Nanaimo
The Salish Storm Hockey Association, a nonprofit that encourages Indigenous children to play hockey, is planning a full day of events for Sept 30.
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Birth alerts follow you ‘for the rest of your life’ says mom whose baby was taken
Eight years after her son was apprehended at a Calgary hospital, this mom says she lives with severe anxiety, nightmares, intense flashbacks and questions about why her family was separated instead of supported.
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Canada is in ‘a time of reckoning’ says this Indigenous father
While many people are waking up to the truth of what Indigenous Peoples experienced in former residential “schools,” Steve Sxwithultxw says we need more action from the government on meaningful reconciliation and justice.