Category Archives: Indigenous Nations

Indigenous Nations, Industry

New report recommends that BC First Nations gain control of mining in Indigenous territory

By Jacob Cardinal, Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

(ANNews) – In an effort to proactively reclaim sovereignty over their territories in British Columbia, the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council (FNEMC) released a new report — supported by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the BC Assembly of First Nations — demanding the right to exercise sovereignty and consent in relation to mining activities in the province. 

 The Indigenous Sovereignty: Implementing Consent for Mining on Indigenous Lands report sets out 25 recommendations which, if implemented, would compel mining companies and prospectors to secure the approval of First Nation governments in order to obtain consent-based access to First Nations’ lands.

 They would further be required to agree and abide by conditions set by those First Nations governments.

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Communications, Indigenous Nations

Folk U Radio returns with a Telus Tower update @89.5 Friday

What is happening with the proposed Telus Towers on Cortes Island? What’s proposed? What input will islanders have? What exactly is the technology proposed? Will another tower in Manson’s fix our island cell problems? What is 5G and how is this different than City West’s fibre-optic proposal?

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Indigenous Nations, Women

Families of MMIWG from northern B.C. to gather in Terrace to commemorate Hwy 16 victims

Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Families of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls from northern B.C. will gather in Terrace next month to commemorate the victims lost to Highway 16.

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Education, Indigenous Nations

Prince Rupert SD 52 trustees at odds over selected Indigenous seat

By Norman Galimski,  Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

School District 52 board members were at odds on implementing a permanent indigenous board member seat, when discussions arose on Jan. 18.

During the first SD 52 meeting of the new year, board members discussed a BC School Trustee Association (BCSTA) letter to the Ministry of Education regarding designated trustee seats for Indigenous persons.

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Education, Indigenous Nations

Feds agree to hand over residential school docs to National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

By Jeremy Appel,  Alberta Native News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

(ANNEws) – The federal government has entered into an agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) to hand over 750,000 residential school documents, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced on Jan. 20. 

“Canada has a moral obligation to survivors to pursue the truth and to ensure access to documents, school narratives and records, so important to healing, to closure, to education and preservation,” Miller said. 

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