British ColumbiaResidential Schools
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Residential School Survivors Reunite In Williams Lake
(5/17/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Residential school survivors in Williams Lake, B.C., are reuniting this weekend to remember and heal.
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Rediscovered art by residential-school pupils paints a portrait of survival
(3/30/2013)
(British Columbia) -- For 50 years, a rare collection of first nations paintings was stashed away in bags and boxes, long forgotten by the artists. The subjects are...
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Residential schools settlement agreement breached again – allegations
(2/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Residential school survivors are being reassured that they’re safe now that a convicted murderer is back behind bars. The notice comes from...
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Enterprise Rancheria
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Respect is key to aboriginal approval of Northern Gateway pipeline
(5/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Contrary to what regular readers of newspapers might believe, aboriginal communities in Canada are not knee-jerk opponents of development. On the...
1 Article on this Issue
Enbridge Pipeline
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Northern Gateway dismisses report on risk of oil spills
(5/2/2013)
(British Columbia) -- John Carruthers, president of Northern Gateway Pipelines, has dismissed a report by Simon Fraser University that calls into doubt the oil-spill...
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Northern Gateway panel tangled in web of aboriginal interests
(3/17/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A top Northern Gateway Pipelines official says the company is trying to balance the many competing interests in the project, and realizes it may be...
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Enbridge Faces Rising Opposition to Northern Gateway Pipeline With Protests, Arrests
(2/1/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Opposition continues to grow against Enbridge's proposed 728-mile, $5.5 billion Northern Gateway pipeline, which would pump 525,000 barrels of...
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Oil pipeline opponents may target rail shipments next
(1/31/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline are threatening to turn their sights on CN Rail, as at least one Alberta oil company explores the...
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Mining & Drilling
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Aboriginal leaders urging voter engagement in B.C. election
(4/30/2013)
(British Columbia) -- With new oil pipelines, tanker routes, LNG plants, mines and hydro-power projects proposed throughout British Columbia, aboriginal leaders are...
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First Nations partnerships with Canadian industry showing benefits
(4/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Most, if not all, Canadian large-scale resource development projects are situated on or pass through the traditional territories of First Nations.
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A path to solving disputes between miners and First Nations
(4/18/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Bringing Aboriginal Peoples and exploration-mining companies together efficiently through negotiated agreements is too often the promise unachieved...
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Canadian mining companies subject of worldwide protests
(4/4/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets of Bucaramanga, the country's sixth-largest city, last month to defend their water supply...
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First Nation queries tanker safety changes, as historic spill continues to ooze
(3/19/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A first nation on British Columbia’s central coast says the federal government is welcome to launch immediately expanded aerial oil spill...
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Shell Oil out: Native tribe still sees threat to ‘sacred headwaters’
(3/7/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The Tahltan Nation, in remote northwest British Columbia, blocked roads and staged sit-ins to keep Shell Oil from developing a huge coal bed...
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Natural Gas Development Permanently Banned from Headwaters of Major Salmon Rivers
(2/3/2013)
(British Columbia) -- On February 2, leading environmental advocacy group ForestEthics, along with its allies and partner groups, will join in a community event in...
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B.C. First Nation asks court to block Canada-China deal
(1/22/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A B.C. First Nation has asked the Federal Court to stop Canada from ratifying an investment treaty with China until it and other bands have been...
8 Total Articles on this Issue
First Nations Politics
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BLOG: A Canadian Indian Stands Up for Her Aboriginal Rights
(4/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The item below helps to illuminate the next round in the Canadian government’s political prosecution and persecution of Kwitsel Tatel.
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Comment: Beyond ‘quick wins’: Decolonizing British Columbia
(3/10/2013)
(British Columbia) -- British Columbians will soon be going to the polls to determine the next government of the province. Whatever happens, the new government will face...
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How does native funding work?
(2/6/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The recent Idle No More protests, as well as Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence’s 45-day hunger strike, have raised awareness of native issues.
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A Good Use of Heartbeats: An Interview With First Nations Activist Caleb Behn
(2/1/2013)
(British Columbia) -- First Nations activist, attorney and writer Caleb Behn talks about the continuing colonial incursions into his Dene homeland in Northeastern...
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OP/ED: Canada has nothing to gain, much to lose by ignoring land rights of indigenous peoples
(2/1/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Community hearings into the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline wrap up this week in Vancouver. As an international human rights organization with...
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Blood Tribe debates next step
(1/21/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Filled with hope after a recent meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Blood Tribe chief and council are working with the Blackfoot...
6 Total Articles on this Issue
Idle No More
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Idle No More Enters a New Phase, Seeks Next Steps
(2/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Idle No More’s founders and leaders are determined to keep the movement’s momentum going and to maintain pressure on aboriginal leaders...
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Idle No More to welcome Oprah Winfrey to Coast Salish territory
(1/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- When media icon Oprah Winfrey takes to the stage tonight (January 24) in Vancouver, she'll be greeted by thousands of screaming fans (including...
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Missing Women Crisis
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Rights group blasts Harper for abuse response
(2/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The human-rights watchdog that documented allegations of police abuse against aboriginal women in B.C. is taking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to...
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South Surrey Casino
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NDP would review but not freeze casino growth
(2/7/2013)
(British Columbia) -- BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix won't pledge to block new casinos or expansions but says he expects the BC Lottery Corp. to rethink its current...
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LETTER: Opposition to Surrey casino was widespread
(2/7/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Re: Surrey casino's defeat a religious affair, Feb. 4: The document presented Surrey city council at the Jan. 14 meeting did name two Sikh...
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LETTER: Clarification on 2010 Surrey casino vote
(2/6/2013)
(British Columbia) -- As I always want to ensure that accurate information is given to the general public, I feel I need to clarify and rectify a statement I made...
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LETTER: Public input was required
(2/6/2013)
(British Columbia) -- I feel compelled to clarify the development history of the proposed South Surrey entertainment complex. 1. In 2009, the City of Surrey received two...
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Surrey casino’s defeat a religious affair
(2/6/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Members of several religions took aim at South Surrey proposal. Surrey’s Sikh community played a key role in defeating a proposed mega-casino...
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Sikhs, Christians, Jews, Muslims defeat Surrey casino
(2/5/2013)
(British Columbia) -- It’s not often that diverse religious leaders team up together to accomplish anything in multi-faith Canada. They usually just go about their...
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Surrey casino’s defeat a religious affair
(2/3/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Surrey’s Sikh community played a key role in defeating a proposed mega-casino in the city last month, joining other faiths in signing last-...
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COLUMN: Location killed casino
(1/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Surrey council made a well-reasoned decision in rejecting a casino licence for a proposed hotel and convention centre on 168 Street near 10 Avenue.
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Gaming minister slammed for intervening in casino decision
(1/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A Liberal MLA says the behaviour of the minister for gaming leading up to the vote on the Surrey Casino proposal sure seemed like lobbying.
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Langley Township has room for cancelled Surrey casino
(1/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Now that the city of Surrey has rejected a proposed casino hotel and entertainment complex, the Township of Langley is hinting it might be...
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LETTER: What's so scary about a casino?
(1/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Re: Mayor defends casino rejection after criticism from minister, Jan. 21: Those who opposed the Surrey casino development probably went out and...
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OP/ED: Casino vote was bold statement
(1/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Wowsers - I'm impressed. Apparently the snide "Development First" tag isn't an appropriate fit for Mayor Dianne Watts and her...
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Opinion: City's public hearings a three-ring circus
(1/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- If you happened to be driving past Surrey City Hall on Saturday around 2 a.m., you might have noticed the building was still lit up. Inside, Mayor...
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Surrey’s mayor angry at BCLC after comments over casino decision
(1/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Surrey’s mayor is firing back at BCLC over comments directed at her about her no vote in the casino decision. Dianne Watts cast the tie-...
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BC Liberal MLA criticizes Coleman's casino intervention as ‘inappropriate’
(1/23/2013)
(British Columbia) -- BC Liberal MLA Gordon Hogg says he is “surprised” and “disappointed” to learn that B.C.’s minister responsible for...
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BCLC seeks new casino site near South Surrey
(1/23/2013)
(British Columbia) -- South of Fraser communities from Delta to Langley will now be considered for a new casino to replace the South Surrey proposal narrowly rejected by...
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Newton slots could be permanent following casino decision
(1/23/2013)
(British Columbia) -- South Surrey may not be getting a gaming facility, but Newton might. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited is permitted to redevelop the...
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$100-million casino rejected in Surrey
(1/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A controversial casino has been rejected in Surrey after councillors voted 5 to 4 against the project that pitted residents aiming to preserve a...
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Appetite for gaming growth dwindling: expert
(1/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Surrey just put a stop to casino plans and Vancouver did it two years ago, so are casinos dead? A public policy expert says he believes that’...
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Council kills bid for south Surrey casino complex
(1/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A casino in South Surrey faces long odds after council folded its cards Saturday on approving a $100-million entertainment facility.
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Minister slams casino rejection
(1/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- B.C. Lottery Corp. has lost confidence in Surrey politicians and will not "waste time and money" coming to the city with new gaming...
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Proposed casino project voted down by Surrey council will not go to another area of the municipality
(1/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- After a proposed casino and entertainment complex was nixed by Surrey City Council early Saturday morning, BC’s Minister responsible for...
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Surrey council rejects controversial resort casino
(1/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Mayor Dianne Watts defended Surrey council’s rejection of a proposed $100-million casino, saying while the hotel and conference centre...
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Surrey council votes casi-NO
(1/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A gamble to build a $100-million casino and entertainment complex in South Surrey didn’t pay off for developers, despite support from the B.C...
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Surrey council votes down $100M mega casino
(1/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Surrey City Council has voted down a controversial mega casino project after a marathon council session ended early Saturday morning.
25 Total Articles on this Issue
Other News
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First Nations act to reclaim name of Mount Doug
(5/21/2013)
(British Columbia) -- When Victoria-area First Nations chiefs called for a meeting with colonial governor James Douglas 160 years ago, the peak of Mount Douglas was the...
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Aboriginal woman settles lawsuit over 3½ years solitary confinement
(5/21/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The B.C. Civil Liberties Association says it has resolved a lawsuit against the government of Canada filed on behalf of a 26-year-old aboriginal...
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BLOG: Symposium considered commodification of native culture
(5/18/2013)
(British Columbia) -- In Canada, because of its peoples multicultural nature, it often becomes second nature to borrow from other societies when creating an idea of what...
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Investigation launched into allegations of police abuse of northern B.C. women
(5/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The independent agency that fields public complaints about the RCMP is formally investigating allegations that aboriginal women were abused and...
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RCMP under review over native women after scathing report
(5/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The civilian watchdog that oversees the RCMP is launching a public-interest investigation into the force’s treatment of aboriginal women and...
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RCMP’s treatment of B.C. aboriginal women, girls coming under watchdog’s scrutiny
(5/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Longstanding complaints by northern B.C. First Nations people about their treatment at the hands of the RCMP has triggered an investigation by the...
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Grand Chief returns to UN aboriginal body
(5/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- One of northern B.C.'s most acclaimed First Nations leaders has been reappointed to a prestigious international position.
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B.C. voters with Indian status cards asked for other ID to cast ballot
(5/15/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Elections BC is blaming a “mistake” by polling workers in a Vancouver-area riding after First Nations voters who attempted to use their...
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World’s fish have been moving to cooler waters for decades, study finds
(5/15/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Fish and other sea life have been heading toward the Earth’s poles for more than three decades, a mass migration to cooler waters that...
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Monitor: Discrimination against women behind bars
(5/12/2013)
(British Columbia) -- If a man is arrested in Victoria and goes before the court and his case is adjourned for a few days for a bail hearing, he arrives at the Vancouver...
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B.C. First Nation threatens blockades over infrastructure trespasses
(5/10/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Southwestern British Columbia's St'at'imc Chiefs Council is threatening to block a highway and rail line and "embarrass"...
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Native carver fined $11,000 for possessing eagle parts, trafficking in dead wildlife
(5/8/2013)
(British Columbia) -- In a lengthy, controversial case that stirred deep passions among aboriginal leaders, a 56-year old native carver has been fined $11,000 on...
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Attica riot figure dies in apparent accident in Canada
(5/8/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A controversial figure from the 1971 inmate uprising at the Attica State Correctional Facility has died in an apparent accident near an isolated...
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Only inmate convicted of murder after Attica prison riot dies in Canada; was pardoned in ‘76
(5/8/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The only inmate convicted of murder following the 1971 Attica prison uprising has died in Canada, where he had made a name as a civil rights and...
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First Nations group outraged at destruction of ancient rock art sites
(5/5/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Members of a Nanaimo First Nations group are outraged after crews contracted by BC Hydro damaged a documented ancient rock art site during work...
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Deal or no deal? NDP and Liberals spar over casino project
(5/4/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The NDP and the Liberals are battling over whether there is, or is not, a deal in place with Paragon Gaming over a new casino project near BC Place.
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Ka-ching! for Coquitlam
(5/2/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Gamblers at Coquitlam's Boulevard Casino contributed more than $1.8 million to city coffers in the first quarter of the year.
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Mount Currie’s Kalan Wi gear up for Native American Music Awards
(4/25/2013)
(British Columbia) -- After Hurricane Sandy destroyed hundreds of submissions to this year’s Native American Music Awards (NAMA), Mount Currie band Kalan Wi figured...
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B.C. Mountie cleared of assault of First Nations teen
(4/24/2013)
(British Columbia) -- A Williams Lake RCMP officer who punched a First Nations teen in the face has been acquitted of an assault charge. On Monday, the judge ruled...
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First Nations woman to run Vancouver Island to raise awareness of youth suicide
(4/20/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Four years ago, Kelly Paul’s brother committed suicide. The 17-year-old member of the Tsartlip First Nation was set to graduate from high...
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