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here are seven communities within the Ktunaxa nation - the Columbia Lake Indian Band, Kutenai Tribe of Idaho, Lower Kootenay Indian Band, Salish/Kootenai/Flathead Indian Reservation, Shuswap Indian Band, St. Mary's Indian Band, and Tobacco Plains Indian Band.
Within the Ktunaxa nation, there are two sub-groups that have been classified as the Lower Kootenay and the Upper…
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here are seven communities within the Ktunaxa nation - the Columbia Lake Indian Band, Kutenai Tribe of Idaho, Lower Kootenay Indian Band, Salish/Kootenai/Flathead Indian Reservation, Shuswap Indian Band, St. Mary's Indian Band, and Tobacco Plains Indian Band.
Within the Ktunaxa nation, there are two sub-groups that have been classified as the Lower Kootenay and the Upper…
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A number of celebrations are being planned across British Columbia to commemorate National Aboriginal Day on June 21.
In Bamfield, National Aboriginal Day will see the conclusion of A Journey Home, a fundraising walk from Victoria to Pachena Bay. The event will begin in Victoria June 14, with participants expected to arrive home on June 21.
Events are scheduled to…
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A number of celebrations are being planned across British Columbia to commemorate National Aboriginal Day on June 21.
In Bamfield, National Aboriginal Day will see the conclusion of A Journey Home, a fundraising walk from Victoria to Pachena Bay. The event will begin in Victoria June 14, with participants expected to arrive home on June 21.
Events are scheduled to…
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This is the first year Bill Blaney has been involved in the annual BC Elders Gathering, but that hasn't stopped him from getting involved in a big way.
Blaney was named as king of the Elders Gathering 2000 in Campbell River.
"It's an important role, I think, to be representing the Elders as king and queen," Blaney said.
Blaney is also a member of the…
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This is the first year Bill Blaney has been involved in the annual BC Elders Gathering, but that hasn't stopped him from getting involved in a big way.
Blaney was named as king of the Elders Gathering 2000 in Campbell River.
"It's an important role, I think, to be representing the Elders as king and queen," Blaney said.
Blaney is also a member of the…
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When BC Elders Gathering Queen Irene Wydeness hands over her crown to her successor at the end of this year, it will bring an end to her reign, but not to her busy schedule.
Wydeness began her reign as queen following last year's gathering in Kamloops.
"We went to Kamloops, and we put our bid in to have the gathering in Campbell River. There were other cities that…
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When BC Elders Gathering Queen Irene Wydeness hands over her crown to her successor at the end of this year, it will bring an end to her reign, but not to her busy schedule.
Wydeness began her reign as queen following last year's gathering in Kamloops.
"We went to Kamloops, and we put our bid in to have the gathering in Campbell River. There were other cities that…
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Everyone attending this year's BC Elders Gathering is sure to enjoy the four full days of entertainment and education planned, and they'll get in a healthy dose of sharing with friends old and new.
The 24th annual gathering will be held in Campbell River in the Strathcona Gardens Arena from July 10 to 13 and is being hosted by the Campbell River and District Golden Age…
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Everyone attending this year's BC Elders Gathering is sure to enjoy the four full days of entertainment and education planned, and they'll get in a healthy dose of sharing with friends old and new.
The 24th annual gathering will be held in Campbell River in the Strathcona Gardens Arena from July 10 to 13 and is being hosted by the Campbell River and District Golden Age…
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Thundering applause momentarily drowned out Nisga'a President Joe Gosnell as he told hundreds of celebrants gathered in Gitwinksihlkw that their hard-won final agreement had taken effect, ending more than a century under the Indian Act.
"We are no longer wards of the state. We are no longer wards of the government," Gosnell said, pausing to be heard over the crowd's…
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Thundering applause momentarily drowned out Nisga'a President Joe Gosnell as he told hundreds of celebrants gathered in Gitwinksihlkw that their hard-won final agreement had taken effect, ending more than a century under the Indian Act.
"We are no longer wards of the state. We are no longer wards of the government," Gosnell said, pausing to be heard over the crowd's…
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On a chilly, grey morning more than 100 Tla-o-qui-aht members and their supporters gathered at the entrance of Esowista reserve lands to begin their march of protest over the transfer of the Tofino Airport lands to the city's municipal district.
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation leaders chose May 5 for the protest because that was the day Prime Minister Jean Chretien arrived in…
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On a chilly, grey morning more than 100 Tla-o-qui-aht members and their supporters gathered at the entrance of Esowista reserve lands to begin their march of protest over the transfer of the Tofino Airport lands to the city's municipal district.
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation leaders chose May 5 for the protest because that was the day Prime Minister Jean Chretien arrived in…
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When arson destroyed the 'Namgis bighouse in Alert Bay, it burned at the soul of the entire community. And when the spectacular bighouse was recreated and rebuilt in 1998, powerful emotions swept across all Kwakwaka'wakw nations as they celebrated a culture and spirit that could not be destroyed.
From anti-potlatch laws to residential schools to a jilted lover with a torch…