Fishing rights confirmed with B.C. Supreme Court Decision
Eric Plummer Negotiators for five Nuu-chah-nulth nations are claiming a legal victory after the B.C. Supreme Court announced details from a round of litigation on their fishing rights. Cliff Atleo speak in front of the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on April 19,...
B.C. First Nations get clarity on fishing rights from top court
Salmom Arm Observer - Susie Quinn Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations on Vancouver Island are working to protect fishing rights. UU-A-THLUK TWITTER PHOTO Nations call federal government to settle fishing rights ‘within the true meaning of reconciliation’ Five Nuu-chah-nulth...
The First Nation that believes it can stop Kinder Morgan: ‘It’ll be our Standing Rock’
APTN All the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion talk seems to be about protests and what the prime minister is going to do about the British Columbia government. But lost in the mix is Coldwater First Nation near Merritt, B.C., about a three-hour drive northeast of...
Coastal First Nations on front line of guarding the environment
Vancouver Sun Marilyn Slett is chief of the Heiltsuk First Nation. For almost two decades the First Nations on B.C.’s central and north coast and Haida Gwaii have been working toward rebuilding a healthy coastal economy. Coastal First Nations — Great Bear Initiative...
How to make ‘nation to nation’ relationship genuine
Toronto Star - By Noah Richler Here are five actions that should be taken to improve relationships with First Nations in Canada. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde speaks with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett before the start of...
How Green Energy is changing one Alberta First Nation
Toronto Star - Omar Mosleh A First Nation south of Edmonton has taken back control over their own energy with solar panels. Councillor Desmond Bull MASKWACIS—The spring sun beaming down, Lionel Twins bends to brush recently fallen snow off the solar panel at his feet,...
5 Indigenous Women Asserting the Modern Matriarchy
Yes Magazine - Chelsey Luger They’re reclaiming the tradition of female leadership and turning the old, white, male-dominated perspective of history on its head. A Sisterhood Is Sacred. Left to Right: April Chavez (Kewa), Talavai Denipah-Cook (Ohkay Owingeh/ Hopi),...
Women ran things in ancient Peru, a new study argues
Yahoo 1 / 3 Peruvian historian Maritza Villavicencio says her research shows that several powerful rulers in pre-Columbian Peru were women, not just religious figures Lima (AFP) - Women in ancient Peru, far from being marginalized and invisible, were political and...
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