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While B.C. Natives got a head start at catching sockeye salmon last week amid an angry protest from non-Native fishermen, the federal government announced the Aboriginal fishing strategy that allows the Natives first crack at the fish is to be reviewed this fall.
The scene on the Fraser River on the southern fringes of Vancouver was tense as Natives hauled up nets bulging…
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The dispute initiated by a group of armed Natives holed up on a lakeside in Cariboo country near 100 Mile House, B.C. has been denounced by local bands.
Cariboo Tribal Council administrator Bruce Mack said the rebels are not welcome and should move on.
Local Natives continue to distance themselves from the group, saying there is nothing legitimate about the group's…
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The dispute initiated by a group of armed Natives holed up on a lakeside in Cariboo country near 100 Mile House, B.C. has been denounced by local bands.
Cariboo Tribal Council administrator Bruce Mack said the rebels are not welcome and should move on.
Local Natives continue to distance themselves from the group, saying there is nothing legitimate about the group's…
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Little Bryce Herda was on an outing with his family on ShiShi Beach, southwest of the Makah Indian Reservation, when he disappeared the early evening of April 9, 1995.
People began searching for the six-year-old within 45 minutes of his disappearance, but no trace has been found of him, even though some 30 searchers, including Coast Guard helicopters, were combing the area…
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Little Bryce Herda was on an outing with his family on ShiShi Beach, southwest of the Makah Indian Reservation, when he disappeared the early evening of April 9, 1995.
People began searching for the six-year-old within 45 minutes of his disappearance, but no trace has been found of him, even though some 30 searchers, including Coast Guard helicopters, were combing the area…
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Northern Quebec Inuit will hold their own referendum on the question of sovereignty to determine the fate of their own territory if the province decides to separate from Canada.
The vote will be held before the Quebec referendum, said Zebedee Nungak, president of Makivik Corporation, the voice of the province's 7,500 Inuit.
Inuit delegates attending a Toronto…
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The shooting death of a Quebec provincial police officer during the 1990 confrontation at Oka, Que. was deliberate, concluded coroner Guy Gilbert in a 500-page report released Aug. 17.
Gilbert ruled the AK-47 assault rifle that fired the shot which killed Cpl. Marcel Lemay, July 11, 1990 was held by a Mohawk Warrior whose intention was to kill. The round could in no way…
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The shooting death of a Quebec provincial police officer during the 1990 confrontation at Oka, Que. was deliberate, concluded coroner Guy Gilbert in a 500-page report released Aug. 17.
Gilbert ruled the AK-47 assault rifle that fired the shot which killed Cpl. Marcel Lemay, July 11, 1990 was held by a Mohawk Warrior whose intention was to kill. The round could in no way…
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The Liberal government's plan for self-government has met with almost universal condemnation from Native leaders, who say the plan will turn First Nations into municipalities.
The plan, released Aug. 10, calls for individual negotiations with each First Nation. Items that could be turned over to their jurisdiction include education, health, social services, policing,…
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The Liberal government's plan for self-government has met with almost universal condemnation from Native leaders, who say the plan will turn First Nations into municipalities.
The plan, released Aug. 10, calls for individual negotiations with each First Nation. Items that could be turned over to their jurisdiction include education, health, social services, policing,…
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Premier Nellie Cournoyea has ended months of speculation by announcing she is leaving the Legislative Assembly to go back to her first political love, the Inuvialuit and their land claim.
"I will not be running for a seat on the Legislative Assembly in October's election," she said. Cournoyea currently represents the riding of Nunakput, which includes four Beaufort Sea-…
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Premier Nellie Cournoyea has ended months of speculation by announcing she is leaving the Legislative Assembly to go back to her first political love, the Inuvialuit and their land claim.
"I will not be running for a seat on the Legislative Assembly in October's election," she said. Cournoyea currently represents the riding of Nunakput, which includes four Beaufort Sea-…
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Working on the Bison Gateway provided a once in a lifetime opportunity for eight artists from Fort McKay First Nation and Fort Chipewyan.
Originally only two apprentices were assigned to help Brian Clark on the immense project, but due to the Marianna Lakes fire and rainy weather conditions the project was in danger of falling behind schedule.
Clark put out a call…
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Working on the Bison Gateway provided a once in a lifetime opportunity for eight artists from Fort McKay First Nation and Fort Chipewyan.
Originally only two apprentices were assigned to help Brian Clark on the immense project, but due to the Marianna Lakes fire and rainy weather conditions the project was in danger of falling behind schedule.
Clark put out a call…
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On the Sept 4, Syncrude Canada Ltd., unveiled the largest environment artpiece in the world. The Bison Gateway is an awe-inspiring structure doubtless to become a major landmark in Canada.
The Gateway is the entrance to the Wood Bison Trail. The Trail is the newly named stretch of Highway 63 running past the Syncrude leases. The Matcheetowin Discovery Trails and the Bison…