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Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, 2019. (Black Press Media files)

Joffre Lakes Provincial Park to stay open over Labour Day weekend

It will then be inaccessible starting Sept. 5 as the province, Lil’wat Nation have ongoing talks

Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, 2019. (Black Press Media files)
English River First Nation Chief Jenny Wolverine, centre, says it’s believed 79 areas at the Beauval Indian Residential School could be the size of possible children’s graves and 14 are the size of infants, Saskatoon, Wednesday, August 29, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine

Residential school radar finds 93 Saskatchewan ‘areas of interest’

Findings at Beauval Indian Residential School could be graves of children and infants

English River First Nation Chief Jenny Wolverine, centre, says it’s believed 79 areas at the Beauval Indian Residential School could be the size of possible children’s graves and 14 are the size of infants, Saskatoon, Wednesday, August 29, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine
People attend a Red Dress Day ceremony marking the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited people in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, May 5, 2022. Racism and the lack of primary care providers mean off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit females have poorer health overall compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, says a study by the Public Health Agency of Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Racism factor in unequal health care provided Indigenous women: PHAC study

‘Colonialism isn’t historic, it’s ongoing — these harms are continuing and they’re perpetuated still’

People attend a Red Dress Day ceremony marking the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirited people in Canada, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, May 5, 2022. Racism and the lack of primary care providers mean off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit females have poorer health overall compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, says a study by the Public Health Agency of Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Amy Parent, right, is shown with the Ni’isjoohl memorial pole alongside Nisga’a Chief Earl Stephens during a visit to the National Museum of Scotland in this handout image provided by National Museums Scotland. Parent says the pole is set to begin its month-long journey home to the Nisga’a Nation in northwestern British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-National Museums Scotland-Neil Hanna

Nisga’a memorial pole about to start journey home to B.C. from Scottish museum

Pole is set to make its journey to the Nass Valley in the belly of a Canadian military aircraft

Amy Parent, right, is shown with the Ni’isjoohl memorial pole alongside Nisga’a Chief Earl Stephens during a visit to the National Museum of Scotland in this handout image provided by National Museums Scotland. Parent says the pole is set to begin its month-long journey home to the Nisga’a Nation in northwestern British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-National Museums Scotland-Neil Hanna
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree walks past members of the media during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Canada changed the way it settles First Nation land claims, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada confirmed Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Canada confirms it changed land claim process, mulls Indian Act changes

More than half of the 160 specific claim funding requests were denied

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree walks past members of the media during the Liberal Cabinet retreat in Charlottetown, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Canada changed the way it settles First Nation land claims, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada confirmed Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Two First Nations say they’re “shutting down” public access to B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations. Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, 2019. (Black Press Media files)

First Nations ‘shutting down’ B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month

Lil’wat, N’Quatqua First Nations say the park will reopen on National Truth and Reconciliation Day

Two First Nations say they’re “shutting down” public access to B.C.’s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations. Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, 2019. (Black Press Media files)
Darryl Burns, who’s sister Gloria Burns was killed during a mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation, reacts as the Saskatchewan RCMP provide a preliminary timeline during a media event in Melfort, Sask. Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

First Nation hosts healing gathering to recover from stabbing rampage

Condolences and prayers offered as part of a traditional healing gathering

Darryl Burns, who’s sister Gloria Burns was killed during a mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation, reacts as the Saskatchewan RCMP provide a preliminary timeline during a media event in Melfort, Sask. Thursday, April 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Coast Salish visual artist and storyteller, Eliot White-Hill, looks onto a display case featuring work by William Good, Joel Good and Ay Lelum as part of the ‘What is Sacred?’ exhibit that he curated for the Nanaimo Museum. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo Museum considers the sacred in Coast Salish art revitalization exhibit

‘What is Sacred?’ curated by Eliot White-Hill will be featured at the museum until Nov. 8

Coast Salish visual artist and storyteller, Eliot White-Hill, looks onto a display case featuring work by William Good, Joel Good and Ay Lelum as part of the ‘What is Sacred?’ exhibit that he curated for the Nanaimo Museum. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)
Clams are being nurtured in a clam bed restoration project underway on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this summer. File photo THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Building walls: West Coast Indigenous youth reclaiming clam harvest heritage

First Nations youth make their mark by cultivating ancient food systems in their territories

Clams are being nurtured in a clam bed restoration project underway on the West Coast of Vancouver Island this summer. File photo THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
A fish farm in Laich-Kwil-Tach territory. File Photo Courtesy Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship

First Nations seek to join case supporting Discovery Islands fish farm closures

Coalition of 19 nations says they have an obligation to protect wild salmon

A fish farm in Laich-Kwil-Tach territory. File Photo Courtesy Coalition of First Nations for Finfish Stewardship
Journalists work in Toronto on Monday, July 18, 2016. The Native American Journalists Association announced Friday it is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/native-american-journalists-association-indigenous-a011a451ba06f479ad6766b0eccf9a6e">changing its name</a> to the Indigenous Journalists Association in an effort to become more inclusive and strengthen ties with Indigenous journalists worldwide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Indigenous journalist association renamed for inclusivity

The group that was founded in 1983 and now includes more than 950 members

Journalists work in Toronto on Monday, July 18, 2016. The Native American Journalists Association announced Friday it is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/native-american-journalists-association-indigenous-a011a451ba06f479ad6766b0eccf9a6e">changing its name</a> to the Indigenous Journalists Association in an effort to become more inclusive and strengthen ties with Indigenous journalists worldwide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Telus has raised their investment from $1 million to $2 million over the next five years for Indigenous groups. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)

Telus doubles funding to help Indigenous organizations, communities in Canada

It will help fund a NQuatqua First Nation program that connects B.C. youth to the land

Telus has raised their investment from $1 million to $2 million over the next five years for Indigenous groups. (Ben Bogstie/Terrace Standard)
A protester speaks with Winnipeg police Insp. Gord Spado, centre, and Const. Brian Wurm, right, as City of Winnipeg workers remove a blockade on the main road into the Brady Road landfill just outside Winnipeg,Tuesday July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

Rallies across Canada demand landfill search for slain Indigenous women

Families and supporters want city, feds, province to work together to come up with a solution

A protester speaks with Winnipeg police Insp. Gord Spado, centre, and Const. Brian Wurm, right, as City of Winnipeg workers remove a blockade on the main road into the Brady Road landfill just outside Winnipeg,Tuesday July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a $23.4-billion settlement agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by the federal government’s underfunding of child welfare services.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Human Rights Tribunal approves $23B First Nations child welfare settlement

Those who qualify for the settlement will receive at least $40,000, court approval needed

Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a $23.4-billion settlement agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by the federal government’s underfunding of child welfare services.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A dancer takes part in the Yellow Wolf Inter-tribal Powwow Sunday (July 23) at Stelly’s Secondary School. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Large crowds gather at Yellow Wolf Inter-tribal Powwow in Central Saanich

The event will return to its original Wutawnty name in 2024

A dancer takes part in the Yellow Wolf Inter-tribal Powwow Sunday (July 23) at Stelly’s Secondary School. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
<div>The North American Indigenous Games have officially opened, with the prime minister attending as thousands of Indigenous athletes from across the continent filled the downtown Halifax Forum Civic Centre. An athlete from Team Ontario carries a “Every Child Matters” flag on a lacrosse stick during the opening ceremony of the North American Indigenous Games 2023 in Halifax, Sunday, July 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</div>

North American Indigenous Games open in Halifax as prime minister attends

Games mix Indigenous culture with sports, involve 750 First Nations from across the continent

<div>The North American Indigenous Games have officially opened, with the prime minister attending as thousands of Indigenous athletes from across the continent filled the downtown Halifax Forum Civic Centre. An athlete from Team Ontario carries a “Every Child Matters” flag on a lacrosse stick during the opening ceremony of the North American Indigenous Games 2023 in Halifax, Sunday, July 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese</div>
AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald attends a commemorative ceremony, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Hundreds of Indigenous leaders are gathering today in Halifax for the start of its annual general assembly, where they will for the first time hear from their new interim national chief, following a tumultuous ousting of their former one. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Embattled former national chief lashes out at chiefs working to replace her

RoseAnne Archibald’s attempt to seek redemption from chiefs for a second time fell short

AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald attends a commemorative ceremony, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Hundreds of Indigenous leaders are gathering today in Halifax for the start of its annual general assembly, where they will for the first time hear from their new interim national chief, following a tumultuous ousting of their former one. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck as he tends to patients in his office in Illinois, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Indigenous men have more serious and later-stage prostate cancer when they’re diagnosed than non-Indigenous men, a new Canadian study says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson

Indigenous men diagnosed with more advanced prostate cancer

Canadian study finds Indigenous men are at higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer

A doctor wears a stethoscope around his neck as he tends to patients in his office in Illinois, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Indigenous men have more serious and later-stage prostate cancer when they’re diagnosed than non-Indigenous men, a new Canadian study says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jeff Roberson
A teepee is shown at Winnipeg's Brady Landfill just outside the city, Thursday, April 6, 2023. The City of Winnipeg says its Brady Road landfill is closed until further notice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too complex for police: RCMP

Police believe the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are in the landfill

A teepee is shown at Winnipeg's Brady Landfill just outside the city, Thursday, April 6, 2023. The City of Winnipeg says its Brady Road landfill is closed until further notice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
A pedestrian who was killed crossing Highway 97A just south of Enderby Saturday, July 1, 2023, has been identified as Harry Joesph Jones Jr. (Miranda Kimbasekt/Facebook)

Splatsin calls for traffic light at Okanagan crosswalk where band member was killed

Harry Jones Jr. was killed while crossing Highway 97A in a marked crosswalk on Canada Day

A pedestrian who was killed crossing Highway 97A just south of Enderby Saturday, July 1, 2023, has been identified as Harry Joesph Jones Jr. (Miranda Kimbasekt/Facebook)