Cheam First Nation purchases Agassiz fishing lodge
CHILLIWACK - Cheam First Nation announced Tuesday (Aug. 20) it has finalized the purchase of the Fraser River Lodge in Agassiz, an acquisition valued at $18.1 million. In a news release, the First Nation band says the transaction represents the acquisition of a world-class tourism lodge and successful business located ...
Aug 21, 2024
What do Indigenous Peoples across Canada really need and want?
The federal Liberal government has made a lot of promises to Indigenous Peoples. But do those promises line up with what communities on the ground really want and need, or reflect their diversity? The Canadian Press spoke with Indigenous community members and leadership to get a sense of what their priorities are and ...
Sep 29, 2023
Nisga'a Nation celebrates return of totem after it was taken almost a century ago
LAXGALTS'AP, B.C. - A ceremony will be held today by the Nisga'a Nation in northern British Columbia for a memorial totem that has gone to Scotland and back over the last century. The 11-metre totem was carved in 1860 to honour a dead chief, but it was taken almost 100 years ago by a person doing research in the villa...
Sep 29, 2023
From Harper to Poilievre: what is the Conservative vision for Indigenous Peoples?
OTTAWA - When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks about what his party's relationship with Indigenous Peoples would look like should he become prime minister, it's often about "economic reconciliation," or the idea that Indigenous Peoples should be included in all aspects of the economy without barrie...
Sep 28, 2023
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On September 30th people across British Columbia and the entire country observe Orange Shirt Day to honour and remember residential school survivors and those children who never came home. We also acknowledge the resilience and strength that Indigenous communities have shown in the wake of the intergenerational trauma ...
Sep 28, 2023
Reconciliation and reckoning as Nisga'a totem pole returns from Scotland museum
VICTORIA - A homecoming celebration for a memorial totem pole after an absence of almost 100 years will resonate far beyond the tiny Indigenous village in northwest British Columbia where it is being returned Friday. The House of Ni'isjoohl memorial totem, on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh sinc...
Sep 28, 2023