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B.C. First Nations leaders thank John Horgan for leadership on premier’s last full dayGrand Chief Stewart Phillip says passage of the B.C. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in 2019 would not have been possible without Horgan's leadership.PoliticsNov 17, 2022
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Study highlights discrimination faced by B.C. residents when using Indian status cardDiscrimination examples include rudeness, refusing to accept status cards, acting as if processing them is a hassle and suggestions that status cards are an unfair advantage.CanadaNov 16, 2022
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Indigenous leaders call for inquiry into man’s police-involved death on Downtown EastsideChris Amyotte, 42, was a member of the Rolling River First Nation in Winnipeg and had travelled in Vancouver to visit two of his children and other relatives.CrimeAug 29, 2022
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Letter signed by 200 leaders seeks protection for B.C.’s old growth forestsMore than 200 people including scientists, Indigenous leaders, politicians, actors and artists have signed a letter calling on the B.C. government to stop old-growth logging.EnvironmentOct 8, 2021
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2 churches on reserve land destroyed by fire in South Okanagan'By the time we had responded, when trucks arrived on scene, the building was pretty much reduced to just burning rubble.'CanadaJun 21, 2021
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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs appalled, horrified by dumpsite of severed bear pawsThe UBCIC says the severed and discarded bear paws indicate cruel and unlawful poaching that violates game laws and Indigenous values.CanadaMay 26, 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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Watchdog report proves RCMP action in Wet’suwet’en territory ‘unlawful’: Indigenous, civil rights groupsThe RCMP watchdog probed similar issues from an Indigenous protest in 2013 and found police had overstepped their bounds.Feb 20, 2020
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B.C. man closer to liver transplant after ‘misunderstanding’ over alcohol abstinence policyIn a statement Thursday, BC Transplant said the policy had actually been removed in May.CanadaAug 15, 2019
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Alcohol abstinence policy for liver transplants discriminatory, Indigenous advocates sayThe policy requires potential organ transplant recipients to abstain from alcohol for six months.CanadaAug 13, 2019
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