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Launched in 1997. A news publication specifically designed for the Indigenous people of British Columbia and Yukon.
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Despite the heroic struggles in the 70s and 80s of such Aboriginal women as Mary Two Axe Early, Jeanette Lavell, Sandra Lovelace and the Tobique women from New Brunswick, sexist discrimination still continues under Canada's Indian Act.
These women brought the disenfranchisement issue, Section 12(1)(b) of the Indian Act, to the women's movement, to the Supreme Court of…
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The Aboriginal Women's Action Network (AWAN) held a training workshop on participatory research at University of British Columbia's First Nations House of Learning in mid-November. The gathering was the second phase in AWAN's research project investigating and analyzing the impact of Bill C-31 on the lives of Aboriginal women and their children.
Bill C-31, introduced in…
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Al Ross Jr. wasn't as happy to see the crane come to the Tseshaht Longhouse on this second occasion.
The first time the crane came to this location, it was to lift the huge, hand-adzed beams of the new Tseshaht Longhouse into place.
That was more than 22 years ago.
In February, the crane came to tear down the longhouse that Al Ross Jr. and the late John Dick…
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Clear, clean, drinking water, something most of us take for granted.
After nearly 15 years of drinking murky swamp water, the people of Kyuquot finally have a new water supply.
Two wells were drilled five km from the village. The wells supply pure groundwater; water that is so clean there is no need for chlorination.
The people of Kyuquot are thrilled with…
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The Aboriginal Women's Action Network recently put on a workshop to develop a questionnaire that would research and document the impact that years of patriarchal and genocidal policies have had on First Nations' women and First Nations' societies.
The conference also featured guest speakers with years of expertise in dealing with the ramifications of historical policies…
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Interview with Gustafsen Lake figure
For a few days it seemed as if a local officer of the federal parole board could muzzle freedom of speech as a precondition of continuing parole. This was claimed by Wolverine when Raven's Eye called him for an interview on Feb. 21.
The Vancouver office of the National Parole Board says no such order was issued by them, but a…
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Dear Editor:
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs in northwest British Columbia are culturally Gitxsan, although a separate entity from the Delgamuukw plaintiffs.
The chiefs are currently working on a national campaign to stop the much hailed Nisga'a final agreement in its present form. The Nisga'a treaty is currently being read in Victoria, then moves to Ottawa after it'…
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This month, I will go into more depth about "shopping" around for a therapeutic helper and why it could be dangerous for your emotional health if you choose an "unhealthy" counsellor.
It's important to understand the role of a counsellor. The main function is to help you understand yourself.
Most counsellors offer a free introductory one-hour initial assessment…
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COMMENTARY
This heartwarming letter came our way this month and we knew it was more important than any opinion piece we could come up with for this space.
Two Okanagan women have started something that has already spread far and wide and we're delighted to do our bit to see that it keeps on spreading. A memorial ceremony begun in honor of a friend who suffered a…
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It's been a rough ride for the chief and council of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation. The First Nation's leadership and organization has been in political turmoil since its election to a three-year term in April of 1996.
Shortly after that election, the council split into two camps. Problems arose when three of the six elected councillors refused to sign a document permitting…
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While the Sechelt treaty process may be an 'open and public' process, the workings of the Sechelt Indian Government District (SIGD) and the Sechelt Band Council are not. The non-Native public and the press are barred from all SIGD and council meetings as a matter of policy and that doesn't sit well with all band members.
Former chief, Stan Dixon, who recently lost another…
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The Huu-ay-aht First Nation is preparing to file papers in Federal Court, launching legal action against the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) for mismanaging the lucrative West Coast Vancouver Island herring fishery.
This suit will have far-reaching effects. It may postpone this year's lucrative Barkley Sound herring fishery; a herring fishery opened for…
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A second group of former Alberni Indian Residential School students has come forward to launch legal action against Arthur Henry Plint, the United Church of Canada, and the federal government.
Dean Wilson (Haida), Raymond Moore (Nisga'a), William Joseph (Songhees), Mark Reid (Kwagiulth), Peter Knighton (Gitxsan), Daniel Edgar (Ditidaht) and Matthew Touchie (Ucluelet),…
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Plans are underway for the third Unity Ride hosted by the Joseph Bighead Cree Nation - an honor bestowed upon the Cree Nation that is in fulfillment of Sioux prophesies for the mending of the Sacred Hoop and for peace and unity.
Chief Ernest Sundown of the Chief Joseph Bighead Cree First Nation has been honored with the responsibility of organizing the events on behalf of…
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It was history in the making at the Sechelt Band hall Jan. 26, with hundreds of locals, Elders, school children and media members turning out for the presentation of the draft treaty agreement in principal which has taken more than 200 public consultation meetings and five years to complete. Although the deal isn't signed yet, it represents the culmination of Stage 5 of the…