Vancouver Island
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Snuneymuxw reclaims kwula’xw in Land Back deal that will bring members home
‘We are working to ensure more of our people can live here and thrive as the ancestors intended’
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As a former child in ‘care,’ hip-hop artist brings message of visibility to the legislature
Bryant Doradea — an advocate, rapper, and spoken word artist — performed his ‘Foster Kid Survival Guide’ for ministers last week
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Indigenous couple fights for the return of their newborn daughter, taken by MCFD
Amella was barely a month old when she was apprehended in a ‘Victoria’ hospital on April 17
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lək̓ʷəŋən place names reclaimed at University of Victoria
After two years of consultation with the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, two lək̓ʷəŋən names were given to new student housing buildings
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The story of S-hwu-hwa’us and Qul-lhanumutsun
Jared Qwustenuxun Williams explains how the Cowichan Tribes logo is rooted in a story that’s been passed down for generations
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Parents win battle to have son’s Kwak̓wala name on his birth certificate
λugʷaləs K’ala’ask Shaw now has his name accurately reflected on the document — the province says other families will be able to do the same
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Nuxalk pole, taken 100 years ago, is repatriated from museum in ‘new beginning’
The carving — which was removed after a smallpox epidemic in the early 1900s — was brought home by the nation this month
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‘They were just children’: c̓išaaʔatḥ confirms potential graves at former Alberni residential ‘school’
Researchers identified 17 suspected burial sites and say at least 67 more children never made it home from the ‘brutal’ institution
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Expanse of deep ocean off ‘Vancouver Island’ set to become protected area
First Nations and federal government sign MOU to co-manage proposed MPA in 133,019-square-km section of the Pacific
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Sta’lo’ Mustimuhw: A story of the river people
The story of the Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ (Cowichan River) goes back well before the first Quw’utsun ancestor, writes Jared Qwustenuxun Williams