By Rebecca Dyok Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Chief Willie Sellars of the Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) will be the keynote speaker at a prestigious Greater Vancouver Board of Trade virtual event later this month highlighting how First Nations communities are adapting to the challenges of COVID-19. “We pride ourselves on ...

HALIFAX- Premium Brands Holdings Corp. and a group of Mi’kmaq First Nations have banded together to buy Clearwater Seafoods in a billion-dollar deal the seafood company’s chairman says is a step toward “advancing reconciliation in Canada.” The deal announced Monday would be the largest investment in the seafood industry by ...

By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After some initial concerns about whether his business would be able to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, Scott Iserhoff has a much more positive outlook now. Iserhoff owns Pei Pei Chei Ow, an Edmonton-based catering company that offers contemporary Indigenous cuisine. Iserhoff was one ...

North Island Hereditary chiefs and environmental advocacy group Sierra BC  are supporting the MMFN’s decision to restrict access to WFP trucks. By Binny Paul, Local Journalism Initiative 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 ...

By Sean Vanderklis, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Stanley (Bobby) Henry, a lecturer with the Faculty of Education at Brock University will host an online lecture in recognition of Treaty Week that is open to the public. Henry is a member of the Cayuga nation and an expert on treaties that ...

By Breanne Massey Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In an effort to make on-reserve homes safer and more energy-efficient, the Akisqnuk First Nation’s (AFN) housing department has been collaborating with ThinkBright Homes to provide inspections for 20 homes in the community. AFN housing manager Dale Shudra and his team asked band ...

By Zoe Ducklow Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kwakiutl First Nation is partnering with the University of Victoria and Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACE) to bring business education to Indigenous people in Port Hardy. The program, free for up to 20 students, will run in-person at the North Island Mall with a ...

By Maan Alhmidi THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will spend an additional $204 million targeted at child care, education and infrastructure to help Indigenous communities fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau says the government is spending $120 million to support early learning and child-care facilities in First ...