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Spirit Fast for the Fraser: Indigenous Ceremony calls on Canada to cancel Trans Mountain Expansion
September 8, 2021 Unceded kʷikʷəƛ̓əm Territory (Coquitlam, BC) — Yesterday at noon, two Indigenous women began a 4-day traditional ceremonial fast on the banks of the Fraser River. Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, Chief of Neskonlith and Secretary-Treasurer of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and Sara Cadeau, Anishinaabe Kwe, Community Organizer and Traditional Wellness Practitioner, are […]
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Nanaimo First Nations clothing designers off to NYC despite fire – Times Colonist
September 8, 2021 A fire that whipped through its warehouse, destroying years of work, isn’t keeping a Nanaimo First Nations clothing company from one of fashion’s biggest runways. Sisters Aunalee Boyd-Good and Sophia Seward-Good — who own Ay Lelum: The Good House of Design — are heading to the Big Apple for New York Fashion […]
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BC Government: New fund launched for community events
Aug. 27, 2021 VANCOUVER – The Province will begin accepting applications on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, to support B.C.-based events through the new Fairs, Festivals and Events Recovery Fund. “We know that people have been missing community fairs, festivals and events, and organizers have made tremendous sacrifices to keep us all safe,” said Melanie Mark, […]
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Grizzly Bear Territories in Canada Match Maps of Indigenous Language Families – Smithsonian Magazine
DNA analysis shows a distinct relationship between three distinct groups of grizzlies and Indigenous populations with different languages For millennia, Indigenous cultures in North America have had a close bond with nature. Now, new research has found three genetically distinct grizzly bear territories align with maps of where specific First Nations languages are used in […]
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Maritime Museum exhibition honours Indigenous maritime cultures of the past and present
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 25, 2021 – On September 16, Vancouver Maritime Museum (VMM) launches Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh – War Canoes and the Gifts They Carry Forward. Curated by Indigenous artist Roxanne Charles, this multi-sensory exhibition focuses on the canoe as a symbol of strength and resilience. Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh features the work of Indigenous […]
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Acknowledging that we are on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples
Acknowledging that we are on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples – Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh/Vancouver, B.C. On Saturday, August 28, 2021, Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society (ALIVE) will be co-hosting the Circles Festival along with Decolonial Clothing Co., and the Northwest Indigenous Council Society. The festival will take […]
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Indigenous art adorns BC Bus North buses – Prince George Daily News
August 24, 2021 The Northern Indigenous Arts Council (NIAC) has unveiled four large-scale, local pieces of Indigenous art that will bring inspiring beauty to the communities of northern B.C. next month. The artwork will adorn the sides of BC Bus North buses as they travel their regularly scheduled routes in northern B.C. and add even […]
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BC Ferries announces the names of the newest Island Class ferries
August 23, 2021 Island Nagalis and Island K’ulut’a will enter service in 2022 VICTORIA – BC Ferries revealed the names of its third and fourth Island Class ferries at a special naming ceremony at Victoria’s Point Hope Maritime. Island Nagalis and Island K’ulut’a are the newest vessels to enter the fleet, allowing two-ship service to […]
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Contemporary Women Sculptors Front and Centre in New Show Celebrating Charles Marega
The late Italian artist is best known for his lion sculptures which stand at the foot of the Lions Gate Bridge. A new exhibition brings together sculptures by an intergenerational group of women from the ECU community in celebration of — and in contrast to — a seminal Vancouver artist and historical arts figure, Charles […]
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2 Indigenous place names restored on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast – CBC
Aug 19, 2021 Wilson Creek now called ts’uḵw’um, Saltery Bay now sḵelhp Two place names on the Sunshine Coast are changing to reflect the language and culture of local Indigenous Peoples, the B.C. government says. In a joint statement, the Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and the Forests Ministry say they’ve been working with […]
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