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RCMP set up blockade on trucking road at centre of Indigenous pipeline dispute

January 13, 2020 admin First Nations, lng, local news, RCMP

Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 03:13:03 +0000

Premier John Horgan told reporters on Monday that the Coastal GasLink pipeline will be built despite protests.

Indigenous Land Defenders Evicted a Pipeline and Police—For Now

January 13, 2020 admin British Columbia, canadian news, coastal gaslink, environment, First Nations, indigenous law, news, wet'swet'en nation

Credit to Author: Cherise Seucharan| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 21:19:57 +0000

The Wet’suwet’en’s fight against Coastal GasLink is a “whole new ballgame” now that the world is watching, say supporters.

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Capilano University hires its first director of Indigenous education and affairs

January 12, 2020 admin capilano university, First Nations, local news, north shore, north vancouver

Credit to Author: Gordon McIntyre| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:43:17 +0000

Miranda Huron comes to Capilano University after playing instrumental role in getting the federal Indigenous Languages Act passed last summer

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Hereditary chiefs ask RCMP not to act with force against gas pipeline opponents

January 10, 2020 admin Energy, First Nations, kitimat, local news, RCMP

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 00:22:51 +0000

Na’moks says the heredeitary clan chiefs have asked the RCMP deputy commissioner to ensure that officers maintain the peace and do not take violent action against pipeline opponents

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Port Alberni mom’s challenge of Indigenous smudging ceremony denied by B.C. Supreme Court

January 8, 2020 admin b.c. supreme court, education, education issues, First Nations, local news, port alberni

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 01:15:03 +0000

Candace Servatius argued the religious freedoms of her children were infringed upon by having to participate in smudging and hoop dance ceremonies

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Coastal GasLink: Pipeline company posts 72-hour notice to clear way in northern B.C.

January 8, 2020 admin Energy, First Nations

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:56:47 +0000

The order requires the removal of any obstructions including cabins and gates on any roads, bridges or work sites the company has been authorized to use.

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Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs demand meeting with B.C. and federal officials

January 7, 2020 admin BC government, First Nations, lng, politics

Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 01:18:14 +0000

Hereditary leaders of a First Nation blockading a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C. say they want talks with B.C. and federal officials.

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B.C. government resists intervention in LNG Canada pipeline dispute

January 6, 2020 admin BC government, First Nations, lng, politics

Credit to Author: Rob Shaw| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 01:01:11 +0000

Neither Premier John Horgan nor Energy Minister Michelle Mungall would comment on the Coastal GasLink blockade Monday

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Higher than average cancer rates in B.C.'s Indigenous population to be explored at UBC

January 6, 2020 admin bc cancer agency, First Nations, local news, ubc medical school

Credit to Author: David Carrigg| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:00:10 +0000

“My role is to provide perspectives and passion in an area that has been grossly under represented in post secondary institutions and research bodies for years,” said Dr. Nadine Caron

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Book review: When one song and one drum generate a common healing

January 3, 2020 admin Books, First Nations

Credit to Author: Lionel Wild| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 18:00:08 +0000

Simple activities based on Ojibway ceremonial traditions made available to anyone who seeks the sense of connection and wholeness these ceremonies can evoke