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"There are still a lot of us hiding in the dark, that haven't yet found the courage to come forward. It's hard, after all we've gone through and what we became after-alcoholics, unable to show our own children that we love them ..."
William Matthews, his voice cracking and fighting back tears, has to stop to compose himself. Even decades later, it is difficult for him to…
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Randy Fred, founder of Theytus Books, Canada's first Aboriginal publishing house, is this year's recipient of the Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the publishing and writing community of British Columbia.
Fred was presented with the award, which is given by the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC), on April 7 at a…
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Randy Fred, founder of Theytus Books, Canada's first Aboriginal publishing house, is this year's recipient of the Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the publishing and writing community of British Columbia.
Fred was presented with the award, which is given by the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC), on April 7 at a…
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Conservation officers in British Columbia say they have a prime suspect in the trafficking of bald eagle parts from the remains of 50 bald eagles found in the North Shore area in the last few months.
They are asking for the suspect to voluntarily come forward. They believe he has important information about the black market trade of the bird parts in North America.
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Conservation officers in British Columbia say they have a prime suspect in the trafficking of bald eagle parts from the remains of 50 bald eagles found in the North Shore area in the last few months.
They are asking for the suspect to voluntarily come forward. They believe he has important information about the black market trade of the bird parts in North America.
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The leaders of the three provincial First Nations political organizations in British Columbia signed on the dotted line on March 18 and now, for the first time in recent memory, they're all working together to take on the provincial and federal governments on issues of concern.
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), the First Nations Summit and the British…
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The leaders of the three provincial First Nations political organizations in British Columbia signed on the dotted line on March 18 and now, for the first time in recent memory, they're all working together to take on the provincial and federal governments on issues of concern.
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), the First Nations Summit and the British…
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Soon a computer with Internet access will be all a person living in a remote community will need to receive industry-recognized information technology training, thanks to the First Nations Distance Learning Program.
The program is being developed by Cisco Systems Canada, a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, in partnership with Industry Canada, Human…
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Soon a computer with Internet access will be all a person living in a remote community will need to receive industry-recognized information technology training, thanks to the First Nations Distance Learning Program.
The program is being developed by Cisco Systems Canada, a worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, in partnership with Industry Canada, Human…
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A world champion and a Paralympic gold medallist are this year's national recipients of the Tom Longboat Award.
The awards honor Canada's most outstanding Aboriginal athletes.
Lara Mussell, an ultimate Frisbee player who lives in Maple Ridge, B.C., is the female athlete for 2004. And the male winner is Richard Peter, a wheelchair basketball player, who lives in…
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A world champion and a Paralympic gold medallist are this year's national recipients of the Tom Longboat Award.
The awards honor Canada's most outstanding Aboriginal athletes.
Lara Mussell, an ultimate Frisbee player who lives in Maple Ridge, B.C., is the female athlete for 2004. And the male winner is Richard Peter, a wheelchair basketball player, who lives in…
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British Columbia's entrants in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) held April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B., once again struggled.
B.C. was represented in both the girls' and boys' divisions at the nationals, but neither side managed to register a victory.
The lone bright spot was for the female club which managed a tie in one of its four games. As…
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British Columbia's entrants in the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) held April 17 to 23 in Miramichi, N.B., once again struggled.
B.C. was represented in both the girls' and boys' divisions at the nationals, but neither side managed to register a victory.
The lone bright spot was for the female club which managed a tie in one of its four games. As…
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After eight long and sometimes frustrating seasons, Ted Nolan is finally heading back behind the bench.
Nolan, an Ojibway from the Garden River First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, was hired on April 26 as head coach and director of hockey operations for the Moncton Wildcats. The Wildcats compete in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Nolan has not had a…
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After eight long and sometimes frustrating seasons, Ted Nolan is finally heading back behind the bench.
Nolan, an Ojibway from the Garden River First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie, was hired on April 26 as head coach and director of hockey operations for the Moncton Wildcats. The Wildcats compete in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
Nolan has not had a…