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Okanagan Indian Band ‘getting stronger everyday’ amid devastating wildfire
Entire reserve has been evacuated and more than 30 people have lost homes, chief says, as blaze continues to burn as of Thursday
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Troubled waters: A new fish weir on Stó:lō territories is met with colonial challenges
Among the salmon and sturgeon-rich streams of the ‘Fraser Valley,’ Indigenous people are reclaiming their traditional fishing practices — once made ‘more illegal than drug dealing’
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In the province’s top court, an Indigenous mother continues her fight for justice
After her $150,000 discrimination award was overturned, ‘Justine’ spent three days in the B.C. Court of Appeal. The outcome could have far-reaching impacts for Indigenous families
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Tŝilhqot’in government welcomes ‘long overdue charges’ in Mount Polley mine disaster
The nation’s leadership has been calling for Indigenous-led monitoring, assessment and action around the ongoing discharge of mining waste into their waters
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In Similkameen homelands, mining operations threaten syilx Okanagan laws, identity
Also known as Eagle Valley, the Similkameen Valley holds ‘the lifeblood of our land,’ says LSIB member
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‘A slap in the face’: At private meeting, concerns swirl about Copper Mountain Mine’s consultation process
smǝlqmíx community members call out Hudbay Minerals, Mitsubishi Materials and ‘B.C.’ over mining pit expansion
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Similkameen people say once-pristine waterways tainted by mine waste as company doubles down: ‘It’s scary’
Questioned at a private community meeting about contamination in Wolfe Creek, a Hudbay Minerals representative insists she ‘would drink the water’
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