BC First Nations

• Tokens taken from Vancouver residential schools memorial, right before scheduled removal

  The memorial was scheduled for removal Friday afternoon in alignment with the cultural protocols of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ Nations.

  Canada

  May 19
  
• First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court

  The Nuchatlaht First Nation wanted title over an area of Crown land that included a portion of Nootka Island and much of the surrounding coastline.

  Canada

  May 12
  
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• Royal Family aims to return Sḵwx̱wú7mesh woven jackets after duke’s visit to B.C.: Councillor

  Squamish Nation Coun. Sxwíxwtn Wilson Williams told Global News he spoke with Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, during his visit to the Lower Mainland late last month.

  Canada

  May 9
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• ‘They tried to extinguish us’: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh elder shares healing from residential school

  From the prison-like school to actual incarceration, from the shipyards to the sweat lodge, Squamish Elder Sam George's incredible life story comes out in a brand new memoir.

  Perspectives

  May 8
• ‘Overdue’: B.C. First Nations welcome Pope’s hint that Vatican will return Indigenous artifacts

  On a flight between Hungary and Italy, the Holy Father said restitution is the "right gesture," and that museums should return items wherever possible.

  Canada

  May 3
• B.C. reaches revenue sharing, land management deals with McLeod Lake Indian Band

  Chief Harley Chingee of the McLeod Lake Indian Band says the agreements will benefit today's members while providing healthy lands for future generations.

  Politics

  May 3
• $2.3 million in support for Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs in B.C.

  The government announced it has allocated nearly $2.3 million to be added to the B.C. Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund (ICBF).

  Cannabis

  Apr 23
• First Nations drug users six times more likely to die of overdose in B.C., data finds

  First Nations people represent 3.3 per cent of B.C.'s population, but the health authority said 16.4 per cent of those who died from overdoses last year were Indigenous.

  Health

  Apr 21
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• B.C. First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains

  In a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, the First Nation says it was misled about the scope of construction activities for a 300-acre railway terminal port.

  Politics

  Apr 19
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• ‘Dishonest’: Gitxaała Nation in court over automatic online mineral rights registry

  According to the Mineral Tenure Act, mineral lands include all lands whose mineral rights are reserved to the government, including 'almost all privately-owned land.'

  Environment

  Apr 3