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Bridging the gap in Indigenous representation in B.C. tech – Global News
September 30, 2025 Lack of visibility and cultural inclusion among top barriers for Indigenous talent. When Josh Nilson was growing up in a Prince George-area town of 150 people, most of the people he knew worked in labour-intensive sectors. Following a somewhat similar path felt natural and he ended up in hospitality—until one day he […]
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Indigenous-led comedy tour to include date in Dawson Creek – EnergeticCity
eptember 30, 2025 The Bad Apples Comedy Tour will also feature stops in the Yukon and Northwest Territories throughout October. DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — A comedy tour featuring Indigenous comedians will make a tour up to northern B.C. throughout October. The 18-stop Bad Apples Comedy Tour will feature stops in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. […]
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UBCIC calls for firing of B.C. Conservative staffer after comments on orange shirts, flag-cbc
Sep 30, 2025 John Rustad faces calls to denounce statement by a caucus staffer who called Survivors’ flag a “disgrace” B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad is facing calls to denounce the statement by a caucus staffer who called the Survivors’ flag – which honours residential school survivors – a “disgrace” and a “fake flag.” On […]
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Indigenous entrepreneurs seek success in B.C. culinary ventures – BIV
Authentic cuisine, craft beer thrive despite rising costs and uneven demand Succeeding in the restaurant industry is a challenge, as many Indigenous entrepreneurs are finding out. Obstacles can include navigating soaring food prices, high rents and various taxes that rise regularly. There is also less demand. A Restaurants Canada survey in September found three quarters […]
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BC Conservative Staffer Slams Truth and Reconciliation Flag – The Tyee
Stoking residential school denialism, Lindsay Shepherd calls flag at BC legislature ‘a disgrace.’ The B.C. Conservatives are again dealing with controversial comments perpetuating residential school denialism, this time from a high-profile staffer who had a key role in shaping the party. Lindsay Shepherd posted on social media to condemn a Truth and Reconciliation flag being […]
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Emily Carr University of Art and Design – Indigenous Youth Learn Artmaking at AGP Through Partnership with Museum of Anthropology – Education News Canada
September 29, 2025 As part of the MOA’s Native Youth Program, Indigenous teens visited ECU for a week-long series of workshops with Indigenous students, alums and other artists. A partnership with the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at the University of British Columbia brings urban Indigenous youth to the Aboriginal Gathering Place (AGP) at Emily Carr […]
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A Good Path to Preserving Our Heritage in BC – The Tyee
September 29, 2025 Sustained efforts to improve the Heritage Conservation Act rightfully have included First Nations. Let’s work together on the final stage. How much do we value our heritage in British Columbia? And how can we do a better job of preserving it? Those questions are at the heart of a years-long process of […]
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Indigenous student-artists craft belonging in Indigenous Symbols and Signifiers – The Ubyssey
Sept. 29, 2025 The Hatch Art Gallery’s newest installation, Indigenous Symbols and Signifiers, has an interactive component where visitors can write or draw on pieces of cloth and pin them around a question on the wall, which asks, “What symbols represent belonging in your culture?” Situated between large digital prints, paintings depicting birds and fishermen, […]
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Blog – Leading with heart: Jeff Cyr on investing in Indigenous well-being – Raven Indigenous Outcomes Fund
Sep 26, 2025 At Raven Outcomes, I lead our outcomes purchasing, act as Chief Investment Officer, and help build the partnerships and investments that drive better outcomes for Indigenous communities. This work is deeply personal to me. I’m Métis and grew up in a large Indigenous family shaped by generations of poverty and survival. I […]
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The Path forward: unity through understanding – Castanet
Sep 26, 2025 On Tuesday, Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we gather on the ancestral territories of Tk̓emlúps and T̓éxelc to honour the strength, resilience and enduring spirit of Indigenous Peoples. We remember Le Estcwicwéy̓, the missing, whose remains were confirmed at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site, and we […]
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