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A blockade near Cultus Lake was narrowly averted at the last minute when the long weekend protest planned by the Sto:lo Nation and Soowahlie First Nation was postponed.
The prospect of being cut off from town left some Cultus Lake residents and merchants reacting angrily over being used as pawns in the struggle for treaty talks.
"We're very appreciative that the…
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A blockade near Cultus Lake was narrowly averted at the last minute when the long weekend protest planned by the Sto:lo Nation and Soowahlie First Nation was postponed.
The prospect of being cut off from town left some Cultus Lake residents and merchants reacting angrily over being used as pawns in the struggle for treaty talks.
"We're very appreciative that the…
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With all the "hot spots" across the country this summer, even the most casual observer should get the point that Indigenous people in this country have had enough.
It may begin in Burnt Church, but it certainly doesn't end there.
From band office occupations designed to put some muscle behind demands by grassroots people for changes in the way band governments are…
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With all the "hot spots" across the country this summer, even the most casual observer should get the point that Indigenous people in this country have had enough.
It may begin in Burnt Church, but it certainly doesn't end there.
From band office occupations designed to put some muscle behind demands by grassroots people for changes in the way band governments are…
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The Westbank First Nation's reserve lands have doubled in size, now that two parcels of land in Gallagher Canyon received reserve status on Aug. 23.
The land, now known as Medicine Creek Indian Reserve No. 12, and Medicine Hill Indian Reserve No. 11, is located in southeast Kelowna on Mission Creek and covers about 1,178 hectares.
The Gallagher Canyon lands were…
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The Westbank First Nation's reserve lands have doubled in size, now that two parcels of land in Gallagher Canyon received reserve status on Aug. 23.
The land, now known as Medicine Creek Indian Reserve No. 12, and Medicine Hill Indian Reserve No. 11, is located in southeast Kelowna on Mission Creek and covers about 1,178 hectares.
The Gallagher Canyon lands were…
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In late August, the Nadleh Band was on the front page of the Prince George Free Press concerning a fight with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) over commercial fishing.
The band, which is located near Fort Fraser, was taking orders for salmon despite government regulations that prohibits Native people from selling their catch.
However, band manager…
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In late August, the Nadleh Band was on the front page of the Prince George Free Press concerning a fight with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) over commercial fishing.
The band, which is located near Fort Fraser, was taking orders for salmon despite government regulations that prohibits Native people from selling their catch.
However, band manager…
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VANCOUVER-The Vancouver Queer Film Festival picked up an Indigenous film, which was screened on Aug. 18 at Robson Square. This dramatic feature length film uses the memories, dreams, and desires of Johnny Greyeyes' (an Aboriginal lesbian woman) and those of her family to express experiences of addiction, abuse and prison.
The story takes place during Johnny's last year in…
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VANCOUVER-The Vancouver Queer Film Festival picked up an Indigenous film, which was screened on Aug. 18 at Robson Square. This dramatic feature length film uses the memories, dreams, and desires of Johnny Greyeyes' (an Aboriginal lesbian woman) and those of her family to express experiences of addiction, abuse and prison.
The story takes place during Johnny's last year in…
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A campaign designed to help Aboriginal women across British Columbia who are in abusive relationships continues to spread its message that there is hope - and help - for a better life.
The "A Safer Place" campaign was begun four years ago by the Native Courtworkers and Counselling Association of British Columbia. The campaign has recently been updated and expanded. The…
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A campaign designed to help Aboriginal women across British Columbia who are in abusive relationships continues to spread its message that there is hope - and help - for a better life.
The "A Safer Place" campaign was begun four years ago by the Native Courtworkers and Counselling Association of British Columbia. The campaign has recently been updated and expanded. The…
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Three of the four European peoples who colonized the New World have produced a mixed-race group of people with the earlier pre-Columbian Indians. The Spanish and Portuguese produced mestizos, the French, the Metis, but the fourth colonizers, the English, did not mingle with Indigenous peoples in such a way as to create a significant number of mixed-race offspring. It is an…
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There's a quiet revolution taking place in Aboriginal filmmaking, and Barb Cranmer is busy behind the camera bringing life to history and trying to bridge the cultural gaps between Native and non-Native society.
On November 20, Cranmer's most recent film, T'Lina: The Rendering of Wealth, won best documentary at the American Indian Film Festival held in San Francisco. It…
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There has been much talk at the higher levels of government about alleviating child poverty. So far all I have heard is talk.
I wonder how many average people know that a single mother on social assistance is denied the child tax bonus and the British Columbia child bonus. My understanding was that these were put in place to assist the very poor. Who is poorer than a…