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The Prince George Riverkings were more than a match for all of their rivals at this year's Canadian Native Fastball Association championships.
The Riverkings won all four of their contests and took top honors in the men's A Division of the national tournament, which concluded Aug. 4 in Brandon, Man.
The Prince George team thumped another British Columbia squad, the…
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Nuu-chah-nulth fishermen will get a large share of licences for the sardine (formerly called pilchard) fishery about to start.
Six of the 28 available licences for the fishery will be shared among Nuu-chah-nulth nations. Leaders and fishermen agreed to a profit-sharing arrangement after a special fisheries council meeting held last month at the Tseshaht Cultural Centre.…
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Dear Editor:
In time for September come the flyers to take courses at various schools in the Greater Vancouver area: standup comedy, film, computers, acupuncture, etc. Yet no flyer ever comes through my mailbox offering courses teaching any of the Aboriginal languages in British Columbia being spoken for academic credit or general public interest.
There may be…
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The provincial government, which this year has received widespread criticism for its across-the-board budget cuts to every department, including education, announced Aug. 1 that it was putting $1.27 million into Aboriginal post-secondary education and training programs.
The money will be split among 25 new projects, which will receive between $17,210 and $75,000 each.…
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The Squamish people are buoyed by a recent British Columbia Court of Appeal decision returning land that was expropriated from them at least a century ago.
The five-judge court was unanimous in upholding a lower court decision to restore 10.7 acres to the former Kitsilano Indian Reserve to the Squamish Nation's reserve lands. The parcel is located next to the Molson…
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Hupacasath Chief Judith Sayers thanked everyone for coming to the official opening of Choo-kwa Ventures early this summer, and she stated their support and interest is appreciated.
The reason "Choo-kwa" was chosen as the name for the canoe adventures business is because it means, "come here."
Sayers said, "We want everyone to learn about Hupacasath First Nation…
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For the first time in generations, the Katzie First Nation can travel the rivers as their ancestors did, with a canoe of their own. On National Aboriginal Day the band launched its new 43-foot canoe, during a public celebration.
The canoe and 15 Katzie paddlers left Grant Narrows Park, with school children cheering them on. They were accompanied by another canoe, paddled…
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Throughout the day, hundreds of people took part in workshops that dealt with residential school survival. The Survival and Beyond Hope, Help & Healing Gathering was held at the University of British Columbia July 4 to 7, 2002. A Healing through Laughter & Cultural Evening, held at the War Memorial Gymnasium located on the university campus on Saturday was just what some…
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The conference sponsored by the Indian Residential School Survivors Society titled Survival and Beyond: Hope, Help & Healing Gathering, brought survivors and their families, along with church and government representatives together on the beautiful University of British Columbia campus last month. From July 4 to 7, participants and had the chance to network and move forward…
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Many families in British Columbia, both Native and non-Native, are just a few missed paychecks away from hunger. Despite what some believe, hunger is not something that accompanies any one social group or region.
Breakfast for Learning (BFL), a Canadian Living Foundation program, and other national programs such as the Huron Carol, the Holiday Train and countless…
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With immediate ancestral ties to people who used war canoes to conduct raiding parties, Snuneymuxw Elder Bill Seward observes how these boats are bringing Aboriginal peoples together.
His community, along Nanaimo's water shore, hosted a 25-race event on June 29 and 30. The Harbour City was one of 15 weekly stops this season between British Columbia and Washington where…
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Faced with the prospect of losing his team because there was no head coach, Brian Baker stepped into the role of bench boss with the North Shore Thunder in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA).
All the while, he's maintained a regular shift on the floor.
Now in his third year with the Thunder, the first for the club in North Vancouver since its relocation from…
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From the opening ceremonies at the North American Indigenous Games in Winnipeg July 28, to the closing ceremonies on Aug. 4, thousands of athletes, volunteers, and spectators shared in the excitement, exuberance and team spirit that was evident throughout the 11-day sporting event. At any time of day, hundreds of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit youth on Winnipeg streets and at…
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An effort by the provincial government towards greening the Gulf Islands has run into opposition from local First Nations.
The northern tip of Valdes Island, a 15-square-kilometre island south of Gabriola Island, had received cabinet approval on June 19 to be converted into a provincial park, yet the Lyackson First Nation was never consulted. The reserve claims this…
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The cost of feeding a family can be a big chunk of your monthly expenses. And sometimes, buying fresh produce becomes a burden that the family budget cannot bear.
To help solve that problem, the Good Food Co-op has been established in the East Kootenay region of the Columbia Valley.
Patsy Nicholas, a member of the Columbia Lake Band and an employee at the Akisqnuk…