Vancouver
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After her daughters were taken, Indigenous mother wins landmark human rights case
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has found VACFSS discriminated against the woman while her four children were in ‘care’ and ordered a $150K fine
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In Átl’ḵa7tsem, a new generation of stewards are welcoming herring home
Indigenous citizen scientists in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh homelands are keeping careful tabs on the comeback efforts of these tiny fish with big cultural value
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Called a ‘transformative opportunity’ for change, ‘Vancouver’ will vote on UNDRIP strategy
The 32-page report endorsed by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ will be subject to city’s vote on Oct. 25
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xʷməθkʷəy̓əm erases Trutch from street name, but won’t forget his racist legacy
The community revealed the title šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm, or Musqueamview Street, in a renaming ceremony on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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A century after their village was burned, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh is rebuilding Sen̓áḵw
Construction has started on the 11-tower development on reserve lands after the nation received a historic $1.4-billion loan from CMHC
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Project utilizing Coast Salish plants to combat heat waves on the DTES
UBC student Alexandra Thomas leading re-greening project in consultation with knowledge-keepers and community organizations
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After another beloved relative dies at the hands of police, calls for change amplify
The family of Chris Amyotte, Leaping Frog Man, says the 42-year-old was distressed and seeking help when police shot him six times with a beanbag gun
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Wet’suwet’en, Coast Salish leaders share solidarity in pipeline fights
‘We could never move forward on our own, it must be all of us together,’ said Hereditary Chief Namoks during stop in ‘Vancouver’
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Artwork from prisons gives glimpse into lives of incarcerated people: ‘we’re still human’
‘When you’re in an 8×10 cell you’re in your head a lot. When you can have a bit of an escape, it can pull you out of deep depression,’ says one creator in the ART & Justice exhibit
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Hotlatch: Queer Indigenous dance party front and centre at ‘Vancouver’ Pride festival for first time
The time of Pride events being run only by and for white gay men is over, says Dane-Zaa drag performer