Vancouver Island
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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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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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Cowichan Elder reclaiming her education after day school trauma
As Orange Shirt Day approaches, Linda Jack wants people to think about the impact of Indian Day Schools along with that of residential schools
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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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Perspectives on permanency in B.C. during COVID-19
What is permanency and how does it impact Indigenous children and youth in care living through the pandemic?
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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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Culture in classrooms: Growing Sooke School District works to enhance Indigenous programs
Aboriginal Classroom Program Assistants, Elders, mentors are in schools supporting students and infusing Indigenous worldview
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Award-winning film ‘Rustic Oracle’ looks at impact of MMIWG crisis through a child’s eyes
Mohawk writer and director Sonia Bonspille Boileau’s latest film premieres in Kelowna and Nanaimo this week
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W̱SÁNEĆ youth rise to the challenge of reef net fishing as they reclaim the formerly-outlawed practice
13 youth of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation built and set a traditional reef net off of Pender Island in August, making it the second time in a century that the nation has laid a net.