By Julie Chadwick, IndigiNews,, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Surrounded by sun-dappled trees and the gentle rushing sound of Skutz Falls, a historic agreement to return 312 hectares of land to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes was signed last week as part of an Incremental Treaty Agreement.
Continue reading After generations of displacement, ‘Vancouver Island’ lands returned to Lyackson, Cowichan First NationsOriginally published on Ramshackle Pictures (2014)
Robert Morales represents the six Hul’qumi’num First Nations (Cowichan, Chemainus, Penelakut, Lyackson, Halalt, Lake Cowichan), whose territories span the southeastern coast of Vancouver Island. These lands were almost entirely sold off by the Federal government in 1887 to coal baron Robert Dunsmuir, in order to finance the construction of the E&N Railroad from Nanaimo to Victoria, which enabled BC and Vancouver Island to join confederation and become part of Canada.
Continue reading Hul’qumi’num First Nations & the “Great Land Grab”By Roy L Hales
There will be yet another demonstration in the waters around Grace Islet this morning. The Chiefs, elders and paddlers of six First Nations will be joining with concerned Salt Spring Island Residents to call on Minister Steve Thomson to stop the desecration of Grace Islet.
Continue reading Stop the Desecration of Grace Islet
