Joel Benoit

Williams Lake Band signs Participation Agreement with Mt. Polley

Joel Benoit | Northern Shuswap Tribal CouncilThe Mount Polley Participation Agreement was formalized today with the signatures of T'exelcemc (Williams Lake) Band, Chief Ann Louie and President of Imperial Metals Corporation, Brian Kynoch.Williams Lake Indian band has...

Fear of invasive bass species spreading

The NStQ and the Cariboo Region Ministry of Forest, Land and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) are continuing efforts to eradicate the invasive small mouth bass (SMB) species in the Cariboo. First discovered in Beaver Creek in 2006, the...

Declining Moose Population worries NStQ hunters

The BC government is planning to increase moose hunting permits within the NStQ territory’ despite scientific evidence and First Nations accounts of a declining moose population. The government intends to increase lottery allowances for Moose Limited Entry Hunting permits for...

First Nations Show Feelings on the Indian Act

Today Assembly of First Nations, National Chief Shawn Atleo and Prime Minister Steven Harper announced their sides on the legitimacy of Indian Act on improving the state First Nations governance.The stance on the Indian Act amongst First Nations was...

"Stepping Stones": Part One of Improving Indigenous Living Quality

Indigenous peoples historically have achieved a common culturally distinct living balance interconnected with a hegemonic understanding of the world’s physical forces. Evidentially, this once prosperous indigenous connectivity has been deterred by lack of governmental cohesion with indigenous...

Natuashish student, Candace Toma, wins national writing competition

Made Special to the Canada Native Issues Examiner by The Labradorian A 15-year-old student from Natuashish, NL has won a nationwide writing contest. Candace Toma, a grade eight student at the Mushuau Innu Natuashish School...

Ron Sparrow among decidated B.C. trio to net prestigious National Award

Special to Canada Native Issues ExaminerBy the Vancouver Sun, Kim PembertonRon Sparrow, who recently received the Environment & Natural Resources Award at the Fraser River in Vancouver, is now up for a national award to be presented next month. A...

Natuashish chief fires petitioners

Special to the Canada Native Issues Examiner By The Labradorian, Jenny McCarthy Rose Poker and Agathe Rich received their written warnings on Friday, Feb. 4. Later that day both women were dismissed from their jobs at the...

Improving Indigenous Social Benefit Expenditures through integrating Market Economy Practices

Reasoning native current social benefits to develop business investment opportunities During my placements in the health policy sector I’ve come across countless arguments considering health expense claims provided for/by Indigenous bands throughout Canada centring on the...

Canadian logging campaigners end protest with unprecedented forest truce

Made Special by the Canadian Native Issues Examiner By the Guardian US environment correspondent, Suzanne Goldenberg Nine environmental groups will stand down boycotts of forestry companies in return for a commitment to suspend logging Environmental action groups called a halt...

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