Indigenous

Kinder Morgan shareholders voted almost unanimously to sell the Trans Mountain project to the federal government within an hour of the Federal Court of Appeal pulling the plug on the pipeline expansion - at least temporarily.

"You cannot, no matter how educated you think you are, tell our stories without us. That is just not possible. You need us to provide the context, the pain, the suffering, the texture. Without that you’re left with a vapid production that continues to perpetuate stereotypes and ignores our very existence today.” - Steve Bonspiel

Hereditary Chief Ian Campbell of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) officially announced he will run for mayor of Vancouver with Vision Vancouver. If successful, he would be the first Indigenous mayor in Vancouver.

The Canadian government will lead the first trade missions for women, Indigenous and LGBTQ businesses and entrepreneurs later this year, International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Saturday, April 21, 2018.

About 100 defendants appeared in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday, to face charges for protesting within a court-imposed exclusion zone at the Trans Mountain pipeline construction site in Burnaby.

Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced a massive bill on Thursday, March 29, 2018, aimed at tackling court delays and improving the fairness of the criminal justice system when it comes to Indigenous and other marginalized peoples.

Trudeau said Wednesday reconciliation is "not just between government and Indigenous peoples."

I live in remote ranch land in the rainshadow area of British Columbia in the Thompson River Valley. It is high desert surrounded by cattle ranches, grazing leases and ‘Indian Reserves’ (reservations).

“There can be no true reconciliation without economic reconciliation,” says Nadine St-Louis, executive director of Sacred Fire Productions. She and other Indigenous artists believe it's time to get fake Aboriginal crafts off the shelves in Canada.

Rick Harp, founder and president of INDIGENA Creative Group, said the Media Indigena website was knocked offline Sunday, the morning after the website posted a critique of the Gerald Stanley verdict.

The federal Conservatives are accusing Justin Trudeau of "political interference," after the prime minister responded to the acquittal of a white farmer in the death of a young Indigenous man by saying the criminal justice system has to "do better."

"We're not in a rush because we want things done right," said Colten Boushie's cousin, Jade Tootoosis, shortly after meeting with Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett.

The federal Justice Minister has said the country "can and must do better" after a white farmer was acquitted in the shooting death of a young Indigenous man.

B.C. First Nations appear poised to start taking back care of their own children, using their own culture and laws, as the number of Indigenous kids in foster care across Canada has reached crisis proportions.

“This is a striking example of a system built on colonial views perpetuating historical harm against Indigenous peoples, and all justified under policy,” reads the ruling, the fifth legal order against the government on the issue.