Chawathil First Nation
Chawathil First Nation near Hope elects a new chief
CHAWATHIL FIRST NATION - The host of a popular podcast who served as an elected councillor and graduated from the Peter A. Allard School School of Law at UBC is the newly elected chief of a First Nation band located west of Hope. In a statement, Aaron Pete, who graduated with a criminology degree from UFV, announced Th...
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Indigenous Powwow in the Fraser Valley
One of B.C.'s largest Indigenous powwows returns to the Fraser Valley this weekend
MISSION - One of British Columbia's largest Indigenous powwows returns to the Fraser Valley this weekend. The Visionary Youth Peers for Equity and Revitalization (VYPER), an Indigenous youth-led group, will hold its annual Reclaiming Youth Powwow Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13 on the grounds of the former St. Mary'...
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