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The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the BC Achievement Foundation announce 2024 Award Recipients
November 5, 2024 Vancouver, B.C. – The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, in partnership with BC Achievement Foundation, is honoured to announce the recipients of the fourth British Columbia Reconciliation Award. The award recognizes four extraordinary individuals and two incredible organizations that have demonstrated exceptional leadership, integrity, respect and commitment to furthering […]
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Read MoreBC Conservatives announce plan for indigenous economic reconciliation – Western Standard
Sept. 30, 2024 On Truth and Reconciliation Day, The BC Conservatives have announced their plan for indigenous economic reconciliation. Leader John Rustad vowed to ensure indigenous people across the province have the ability to rise to their potential and not only survive, but thrive. “Economic reconciliation is not only the key to self-determination but also […]
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Read MoreIndigenous customs and protocol in focus – Castanet
Sep 27, 2024 The West Kelowna RCMP Indigenous Police Service will host the annual Truth and Reconciliation canoe journey today. Mounties will join students from Mount Boucherie Secondary and Const. Nell Bruce Middle School at Kelowna’s City Park and travel by the way of canoe across Okanagan Lake to the Westbank First Nation Beach. The […]
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Read MoreArchie Chantyman walking to site of St. Joseph’s Mission once again – Quesnel Observer
August 28, 2024 The Lhoosk’uz Dene Nation Elder will be walking from Kluskus to the site of St. Joseph’s Mission once again Archie Chantyman is taking another walk from Kluskus to the site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission Indian Residential School where he was interned in his youth. Last year’s walk took 29 days […]
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Read MoreMark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with one of these public powwows around BC – The Georgia Straight
August 21, 2024 As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) approaches in Canada, several powwows are taking place across British Columbia, offering a unique opportunity for everyone—both those who are Indigenous and those who aren’t—to come together in the spirit of learning, respect, resilience, and celebration. Powwows are vibrant Indigenous community celebrations […]
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Read MoreKIRKHAM: Truth and reconciliation is a demand for reparations – Western Standard
16 Jul 2024 Kimberly Murray has just released a second interim report which needs to be understood for what it is. Murray in an indigenous woman who served as the secretary of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee. In 2022 Trudeau appointed her to the newly created position of “Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and […]
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Read MoreUBCIC Stands with Survivors and Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc 3 Years After Announcement of 215 Unmarked Graves
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – May 27, 2024) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) observes the third anniversary of the tragic announcement that 215 suspected unmarked graves of children were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Today, UBCIC calls for governments and the public to implement […]
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Read MoreReflections on the Third Anniversary of Le Estcwicwéy̓ (the Missing)
May 27, 2024 May 23, 2021, marks the day that preliminary ground penetrating radar was completed on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc observes it as a day of reflection. We encouraged our members to be with family and support each other. The 2021 decision to share the news […]
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Read MoreResults released from Te’mexw Treaty Association public engagement
May 9, 2024 VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia, the Government of Canada and the Te’mexw Treaty Association are releasing a “what we heard” report from discussions with the public about the closing of treaty negotiations. Te’mexw Treaty Association (TTA) is a non-profit society formed by five Coast Salish Nations — Beecher Bay (SC’IA⁄NEW), Malahat, Snaw-Naw-As, […]
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Read MoreB.C.’s First Nations to receive formal apology as part of Reconciliation – Creston Valley Advance
May 9, 2024 The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) National News has launched their daytime news broadcast. APTN has been providing Indigenous stories by Indigenous Peoples for more than two decades. The new broadcast will be like their previous primetime news but will have some new items featured. “We will provide the daily news and […]
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