By Rebecca Dyok, The Williams Lake Tribune, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Elks Hall will be home to the new Indigenous court in Williams Lake.
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Campbell River Maternity Clinic
the Discourse, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the Campbell River Maternity Clinic celebrates the fifth year since making a critical decision to relocate, one of the clinic’s physicians reflects on their continued efforts breaking barriers for families seeking birth support.
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Indigenous leaders and environmentalists speak out about Gold River road use Dispute
Campbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Reporter
Indigenous leaders and environmentalists are standing behind a Gold River-area First Nation in its dispute with one of Vancouver Island’s largest forest companies.
North Island hereditary chiefs and the environmental advocacy group Sierra Club B.C. have expressed their support for Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN) who are caught in an ongoing feud with Western Forest Products (WFP) over trespassing and road use compensation.
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Quadra Island’s clam gardens
Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
British Columbia’s West Coast is a hotbed of activity when it comes to ancient aquaculture. First Nations cultivated clam gardens for millennia along the Pacific coast, modifying coastal beaches to create optimal habitat for the mollusks, boost production and feed their people, research indicates. But Indigenous clam production on Quadra Island — located between the B.C. coast and Vancouver Island in the territories of the Laich-Kwil-Tach First Nations and northern Coast Salish — was especially intensive, said researchers Dana Lepofsky and Christine Roberts.
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Port Hardy’s Indigenous court
North Island Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There has been a renaissance of Indigenous legal systems across Canada over the last several years, showing up in the form of small community initiatives, new classes and degrees at law schools. In B.C., there is an alternative judicial process called Indigenous Court.
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