Vancouver Island
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Indigenous youth launch podcast tackling COVID myths and exploring current events
In Friendship is produced by Ally Reeder, Sherwin Strong and Kaleb Gambler out of the Wachiay Friendship Centre.
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Breaking: New class action alleges birth alerts are ‘a product of the state’s colonialist and paternalistic attitude’
Filed in B.C.’s Supreme Court, the proposed action marks the first step in a ‘national litigation effort’ representing parents subjected to birth alerts across Canada.
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‘The child-welfare system is residential schools part two,’ says lawyer
How Black and Métis lawyer Roslyn Chambers is holding colonial courts to account
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Youth in and from government ‘care’ celebrate turning 19 and call for change
‘Today is a day for our voices to be heard.’
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We’re hiring a full-time reporter to cover education and child welfare
Indigenous and BIPOC applicants will be prioritized. Apply by Aug. 31, 2021.
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In photos: Fairy Creek supporters mark one year of blockades
RCMP raid old growth protection camps as Indigenous leaders gather in Victoria.
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The resurgence of Indigenous canoes
‘The Sacred Journey exhibit is a physical example of Indigenous Peoples ability to adapt, adopt, and transform,’ says λáλíyasila Frank Brown of a new traveling exhibit just opened at the Campbell River museum.
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A birthday party to remember for youth transitioning out of B.C.’s child-welfare system
“Many youth miss out on this milestone birthday due to the current transition standards that do not afford them guaranteed stability, housing or safety,” says organizer.
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In photos: Thousands march in Chemainus, BC, to support victims and survivors of Kuper Island School
Penelakut Tribe organized the march as part of the community’s ongoing healing process.
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Snuneymuxw First Nation signs historic MOU with province and feds
The MOU outlines a new commitment to the Treaty of 1854, as well as the gradual transfer of lands back to the First Nation.