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"Tenacity, dedication and pure stubbornness" kept a unique First Nations library open through hard times, according to Gene Joseph, founding librarian of the Xwi7xwa Library at the University of British Columbia's First Nations House of Learning.
And the library's new status as a full branch of the UBC library system puts it in a position to extend collections, services…
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The prevention of deadly infections is as simple as washing your hands, and in learning the differences between viruses and bacteria to know when and how to use antibiotics.
The lessons are part of a province-wide program called, Do Bugs Need Drugs?, aimed at children, families, and health care professionals to address antibiotic resistance. In 1998, the program was…
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The students at Haa-huu-payuk elementary school were treated to a special workshop Jan. 11 and 12 that got them talking about science.
It was just the kind of activity the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council's fisheries program-called Uu-a-thluk- was hoping the school would engage in to help ensure the future of resource management.
Many young people have a strong dislike…
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"We are like trees, planted together. We grow strong and tall, and our roots twist around each other, so we can withstand any storm. When we work together, when we respect each other and develop trust, we can move mountains."
Nisga'a Lisims President Nelson Leeson spoke those words to the thousands of First Nations people who had gathered for the weekend festivities in…
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A graduation ceremony for 11 students got underway at the Native Education Centre on Jan. 25, with a traditional welcome and comments from community representatives, including MLAs Lorne Mayencourt and Richard Lee.
A 12-week program designed in partnership with the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS), the Native Education Centre and British…
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The new Prince Rupert container port will provide an economic boom for northern B.C. Area First Nations want to share in that prosperity, not threaten it, as some fear.
Those are the words of Lax Kw'Alaams chief band councillor, Gary Reece as he responded to criticism that claimed a recent court injunction by local First Nations was a dangerous money-grab that recklessly…
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Robert 'Willy' Pickton appeared in British Columbia's New Westminster Supreme Court on Jan. 30 and pled not guilty to the first-degree murders of 27 women linked to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside sex trade.
Sixty-eight women have disappeared from that section of Vancouver since 1991, many of them of Aboriginal descent. Investigators found DNA from 31 women on Pickton's…
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North America's only cruise ship terminal with a First Nations theme is one step closer to becoming a reality with an investment of $9 million from the Government of Canada. Stephen Owen, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister of State (Sport) made the announcement in Campbell River Nov. 9. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada will provide $6 million and Western…
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Federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler got an earful from the chiefs-in-assembly when he showed up at an Assembly of First Nations meeting to wave the Liberal Party of Canada flag on Dec. 8, and B.C. issues were well represented.
When it was announced late on Day 2 of the special chiefs' assembly that it would be Cotler who would represent the Liberals during a candidates…
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A project organized by the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) is giving up-and-coming Aboriginal performing artists a chance to have their music heard.
Dig Your Roots-Aboriginal will showcase the talent of up to 100 Aboriginal artists from across the country, who will have their work featured on the Dig Your Roots Web site. Out of those 100 or so…
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Disgruntled members of the Tsimshian Nation are calling for a "timeout" to treaty negotiations, claiming that the current representatives at the table are self-appointed and operating under a shroud of secrecy.
The concerned group, comprised of community leaders from all of the Tsimshian bands, met in mid-December in Prince Rupert, just days after circulating a petition…
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Another Aboriginal woman has gone missing on the "Highway of Tears" near Prince Rupert, again raising fears that a serial killer is on the loose in northwestern British Columbia.
Tamara Chipman, 22, was officially reported missing in late November and a massive two-week search in December along Highway 16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert has turned up nothing. If she is…
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The Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards announced the recipients of three special awards. The Lifetime Contribution to Aboriginal Music Award, presented to an individual who dedicates a large part of their life and career to promoting and developing Aboriginal music, is awarded to Willie Dunn.
The Keeper of Traditions in Aboriginal Music Award, presented to an individual…
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The Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards announced the recipients of three special awards. The Lifetime Contribution to Aboriginal Music Award, presented to an individual who dedicates a large part of their life and career to promoting and developing Aboriginal music, is awarded to Willie Dunn.
The Keeper of Traditions in Aboriginal Music Award, presented to an individual…
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The fifth annual Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership will be presented to Chairman W. Ron Allen during a ceremony at Ecotrust's Centre in Portland, Oregon on Nov. 30, where four other finalists will also be honored for the commitments they've made to their communities and environments. Chief Robert Pasco (Nlaka'pamux) of Ashcroft, B.C. is among them.
Robi Michelle…