Chief Clarence Louie (Photo credit: Shayd Johnson) tkwəɬniwt (Westbank), SYILX OKANAGAN TERRITORY-Osoyoos Chief Clarence Louie has been elected as tribal chair of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA). Chief Louie has led the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) for three decades. He is taking over the lead from well known tribal chair ...
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StatCan plans ‘contactless’ census for 2021 in response to COVID 19
By Mia Rabson THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- Statistics Canada is working on plans to deliver a “contactless census” next May if COVID-19 remains a threat. Officials from the agency said Friday the census day will be May 11, 2021 as planned But efforts are being made to protect the health ...
Read More »Eight more projects set to receive funding for wild salmon restoration in B.C.
VANCOUVER -The federal government announced funding for eight more projects as part of the B.C. Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan addressed the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade July 14, 2020, saying climate change and increasing demand for seafood products has put unprecedented pressure on Pacific wild ...
Read More »Regulators fine Native corporation board member over post
Goldbelt Inc. board member on Alaska Native corporation fined over social media post JUNEAU, Alaska- State regulators fined an Alaska Native corporation board member over a social media post perceived as an attempt to sway the votes of shareholders. Richard Beasley of Goldbelt Inc. posted a message regulators determined was ...
Read More »Potawatomi Hotel & Casino laying off 1,600 employees
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino MADISON, Wis.-Potawatomi Hotel & Casino is laying off 1,600 employees from its Milwaukee facility due to a decline in tourism business due to the coronavirus pandemic. Potawatomi had 2,600 employees before shutting down in March. About 1,000 people were brought back to work for the casino’s ...
Read More »Sponsors urge name change for Edmonton Eskimos’ as pressure to switch builds
By Aleksandra Sagan THE CANADIAN PRESS At least one of the Edmonton Eskimos sponsors plans to cut ties with the Canadian Football League team unless it changes its name, while other corporate partners say they are watching closely for results of the team’s “ongoing engagement” with Inuit communities. National car-and-home ...
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