Stewart Phillip

• B.C. unveils actions to fulfill UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples commitments

  The action plan, released on Wednesday, includes commitments to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ inherent rights, interests and legal orders. 

  Politics

  Mar 30, 2022
  
• ‘It shouldn’t have happened’: Emotions still raw after discovery of burial site at B.C. residential school

  ‘It’s going to re-traumatize and re-trigger all of the residential school survivor community, and that’s going to reverberate through our communities.’

  Canada

  May 29, 2021
  
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• ‘I’m touched’: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip optimistic about response to kidney donor appeal

  "You know what they say, the three hardest things in life to say are, 'I'm sorry,' 'I love you,' and 'I need help,'" said Phillip.

  Jun 7, 2020
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• UPDATE: ‘It’s disgusting’: Penticton Indian Band vows to crack down on illegal dumping

  The Penticton Indian Band says it will install cameras at popular remote dump locations in an attempt to catch the culprits in the act.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2019
• First Nations groups from B.C. and Quebec come together against Site C dam

  Protesters play drums and speak outside the Federal Court of Appeal in the hopes of stopping the construction of the Site C dam on the Peace River in B.C.

  Environment

  Sep 12, 2016
• First Nations, residents call for more testing after Mount Polley mine disaster

  One month after a massive tailings pond breach at the Mount Polley mine, we are learning more about the impact on waterways in the area.

  Sep 8, 2014