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It started 17 years ago with a salmon feast for the friendship centre's neighbors, and has developed into a three-day event that attracts as many as 50,000 guests each year.

The First People's Festival, held at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria on Aug. 10, 11 and 12, was a real crowd pleaser, with 350 dancers, singers and drummers performing and another 30 artists showcasing their work.

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Chief Robert Joseph, executive director of the Provincial Residential School Project, said he was deeply shocked and outraged by what he called "the disturbing decision" handed down July 10 by B.C. Chief Justice Brenner in the Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS) civil case.

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Chief Robert Joseph, executive director of the Provincial Residential School Project, said he was deeply shocked and outraged by what he called "the disturbing decision" handed down July 10 by B.C. Chief Justice Brenner in the Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS) civil case.

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The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development announced an investment of $2.8 million for Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporations for the construction of the Nk'Mip Cellars winery, expansion of vineyards and the development of the Desert and Heritage Interpretive Centre.

There will be 20- to 25 acres of organically grown grapes planted at the winery site. While the grapes would be marketable to any premium wine producer in British Columbia, they will go to the Nk"mip Cellars.

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The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development announced an investment of $2.8 million for Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporations for the construction of the Nk'Mip Cellars winery, expansion of vineyards and the development of the Desert and Heritage Interpretive Centre.

There will be 20- to 25 acres of organically grown grapes planted at the winery site. While the grapes would be marketable to any premium wine producer in British Columbia, they will go to the Nk"mip Cellars.

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Canada: A People's History launches season two Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. with episode 10, Taking the West.

Claiming the vast prairies is key to completing a country that will stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but severe economic depression in the east and disillusionment in the west leads to a resistance led by Louis Riel.

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Canada: A People's History launches season two Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. with episode 10, Taking the West.

Claiming the vast prairies is key to completing a country that will stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but severe economic depression in the east and disillusionment in the west leads to a resistance led by Louis Riel.

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The 200 members of the Halfway River First Nation assembled on the road beside their traditional hunting camp on Aug. 13 to blockade and halt the activities of the province's oil and gas industry. The camp is in the path of the proposed Petro Canada pipeline, and the booming industry is causing disruptions to band members' way of life, driving big game out of the area.

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The 200 members of the Halfway River First Nation assembled on the road beside their traditional hunting camp on Aug. 13 to blockade and halt the activities of the province's oil and gas industry. The camp is in the path of the proposed Petro Canada pipeline, and the booming industry is causing disruptions to band members' way of life, driving big game out of the area.

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The Walk the Wild Side Trail, one of Ahousaht's tourism ventures, received a much-needed face-lift this summer thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Ahousaht administration and four Ahousaht youth workers.

Dwayne Little, Ivey Campbell, Terri Robinson and Floyd Campbell Jr., along with their supervisor, Richard Mirau, have been busy widening the trail, building bridges, stair cases and repairing cedar board walks along several kilometres of the majestic trail.