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Indigenous leader feels NHL could do better job of acknowledging their experience with racism
Via CBC
It's laudable for the NHL and the NHL Players' Association to protest acts of violence against Black people, but the league and players should also speak out against racism faced by Indigenous people...read more
Lheidli T'enneh celebrate start of ancient forest project
Via Prince George Citizen
The Lheidli T'enneh celebrated the beginning of an $8.7 million dollar enhancement project planned for Chun T'oh Whudujut/Ancient Forest Park on Friday. Detailed planning is scheduled to start this...read more
‘This is a catastrophic situation’: First Nations leaders close salmon fishery in Tsilhqot’in
Via The Williams Lake Tribune
A sonar population assessment on Aug. 12 at the Farwell Bridge counted just 16 sockeye Tsilhqot’in leaders say they have no choice but to close all salmon fishing within their territory west of...read more
B.C. Indigenous leaders call for emergency closure of Fraser River fishery, saying stocks have collapsed
Via CBC
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has projected a record low for this year's returns First Nations groups in British Columbia are calling on the federal fisheries minister to issue an emergency order to...read more
Northern Indigenous communities to benefit from added $305-million in federal funding
Via MYPGNOW
Indigenous Services Minister, Marc Miller announced the Federal Government has set aside an additional $305 million to support Indigenous communities in dealing with the pandemic. These funds will...read more
First Nations Leadership Council calling for halt on changes to B.C.'s Clean Energy Act
Via City News
CHILLIWACK (NEWS1130) – The First Nations Leadership Council is the latest to register its opposition to pending changes to the province’s Clean Energy Act. Bill 17 proposes to remove energy self-...read more
Indigenous leaders call for systemic review of RCMP practices
Via Canadian Press
First Nations and Inuit leaders are urging Ottawa to launch an independent, civilian review of RCMP practices to start addressing the number of violent incidents between Mounties and Indigenous...read more
B.C. First Nations leaders want immediate end to open-net salmon farms
Via National Observer
A First Nations leadership alliance is calling for the immediate end to salmon farming using open-net pens in B.C. waters, citing the threat of sea lice to wild fish stocks. And on Monday, NDP...read more
‘We need action’: Teegee on delayed MMIWG National Action Plan
Via CKPG Today
It has been a little over a year since the final report on the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and still no National Action Plan to show for, causing some unrest...read more