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Chiefs from around the province dug into their pockets at a First Nations Summit meeting in North Vancouver on Nov. 30 to contribute cash for the establishment of the Carole T. Corcoran Memorial Award at the University of British Columbia Law School. Corcoran was a co-chair of the Summit from 1998 to 2000. Organizers of the scholarship fund have a target of $20,000 to seed the…
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June 6, 1951-the day three First Nations members from Vancouver Island helped the Victoria All-Stars rock the international soccer world by becoming the first Canadian team (amateur, at that) to defeat a professional English team.
Nov. 3, 2001-the day the Victoria All-Stars were finally recognized for their victory in 1951 at an awards ceremony and banquet where they were…
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The First Nations Summit appears to be in a holding pattern due to uncertainties over the impact of the provincial Liberal government's upcoming referendum, or popular vote, on treaty negotiating principles. The referendum was a major topic among Summit chiefs at a meeting held in North Vancouver on Nov. 30. After two days of discussion, the chiefs met with B.C.'s Minister…
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In a world plagued by fear and uncertainty, Metis performance artist Kerriann Cardinal wants us to experience something we could all use a little of-a grandmother's TLC.
In her one-woman show A Mile in my Moccasins at grunt gallery on Nov. 28, Kerriann offered an intimate look into her tender relationship with her grandmother, a traditional Metis woman who used an "X" to…
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The multiple facets and meanings of drums in the First Nations culture was in the spotlight in the "Drums of Identity" exhibition at the First Nations Creations Gallery in Vancouver, starting with an opening reception on Dec. 7.
"Drums are such a big part of the First Nations art and culture," said organizer Amber-Dawn Bear Robe.
"It's a strong symbol and represents…
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Under pressure from within and outside her own caucus, Justice Minister Anne McLellan announced amendments to her proposed anti-terrorist bill (C-36) on Nov. 21.
But Native leaders, human rights advocates and civil liberty experts say the changes didn't go nearly far enough. AFN spokesman Jean Larose, speaking for National Chief Matthew Coon Come who was en route to…
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The Voices conference presented by the political science students' association at the University of British Columbia is still taking shape, but organizer Jackie Hoffart hopes that folks will come away from it with a sense that political protest can be more than just carrying picket signs and blockading roads.
Voices: Understanding Protest Cultures-Understanding the Culture…
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"I'm now 86 and I'm retired and I wish I was back in your boots so I can fight!" said Dr. Frank Calder at a ceremony honoring him as one of British Columbia's elder statesmen.
The First Nations Summit honored Dr. Calder during a meeting of chiefs in North Vancouver on Nov. 30. Dr. Calder was the driving force behind the famous Calder court case, as well as an early…
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Crossing the Somass River was a powerful moment for Martha Joseph. The river that once served as a natural boundary preventing Joseph, the child, from going home was now a welcome sight at the end of the long journey she took as an adult seeking justice.
Joseph, the only female plaintiff in the group of 31 Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS) survivors who took the…
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They say opinions are like . . . uh, elbows, because everybody's got one. But up until this past August no government pollster had ever checked to see what the folks on the rez had to say.
Now the government of Canada has recorded and analyzed the opinions of 1,427 people who told telephone interviewers they are members of First Nations who live on reserve.
The…
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They say opinions are like . . . uh, elbows, because everybody's got one. But up until this past August no government pollster had ever checked to see what the folks on the rez had to say.
Now the government of Canada has recorded and analyzed the opinions of 1,427 people who told telephone interviewers they are members of First Nations who live on reserve.
The…
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They say opinions are like . . . uh, elbows, because everybody's got one. But up until this past August no government pollster had ever checked to see what the folks on the rez had to say.
Now the government of Canada has recorded and analyzed the opinions of 1,427 people who told telephone interviewers they are members of First Nations who live on reserve.
The…
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They say opinions are like . . . uh, elbows, because everybody's got one. But up until this past August no government pollster had ever checked to see what the folks on the rez had to say.
Now the government of Canada has recorded and analyzed the opinions of 1,427 people who told telephone interviewers they are members of First Nations who live on reserve.
The…
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One of North America's largest professional journalism organizations gathered to study the many issues facing West Coast communities, including the issue of Aboriginal whaling.
A lively debate between Tom "Mexsis" Happynook and Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Society heated up the eleventh annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists held in Portland,…
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One of North America's largest professional journalism organizations gathered to study the many issues facing West Coast communities, including the issue of Aboriginal whaling.
A lively debate between Tom "Mexsis" Happynook and Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Society heated up the eleventh annual conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists held in Portland,…