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Jackie McKay

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Jackie McKay is a Métis journalist working for CBC Indigenous covering B.C., and winner of a 2025 Canadian Screen Award for best local reporter. She was a reporter for CBC North for more than five years spending the majority of her time in Nunavut. McKay has also worked in Whitehorse, Thunder Bay, and Yellowknife.

    Latest from Jackie McKay

    Building Canada Act leaves much open to interpretation on Indigenous consultation, says lawyer

    An Anishinaabe lawyer says "fuller," "meaningful" engagement needs to happen with Indigenous Peoples if the federal government wants to make the right decisions on projects under the new Building Canada Act. 
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    First Nations on B.C.'s North Coast say they would not support a new pipeline

    The president of the Coastal First Nations' Great Bear Initiative says it would not support any proposal for a pipeline to B.C.'s North Coast.
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    Canada says lawsuit by group claiming to represent B.C. Métis should be dismissed

    The Government of Canada says a lawsuit filed by an organization claiming to represent Métis in B.C. should be dismissed as there is insufficient evidence of Métis rights-holding communities in the province, according to documents filled in B.C. Supreme Court. 
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    Fiddling and jigging: 2 inseparable Indigenous traditions that run in families

    Fiddling is synonymous with Métis music, and has been part of Métis, First Nations and Inuit culture since the Europeans brought the instrument to North America. Fiddling and jigging go together, and many people say you can't have one without the other.
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    Residential school survivors reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis

    Survivors of residential schools reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis, and the steps they want to see next from the Catholic Church.
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    First Nations leaders in B.C. call for Conservatives to drop candidate Aaron Gunn

    Social media comments made by North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn have resurfaced, sparking outrage from First Nations leaders.
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    Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation repatriates more than 100 cultural items from New York museum

    Items taken from Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation in the early 1900s will return home to Vancouver Island Monday from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
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    B.C. to open new beds for Indigenous women with addiction, mental health needs

    The complex-care housing program in Surrey will support women with specific needs and connect them around the clock with mental health care, substance use treatment and counselling.
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    First Nations leaders in B.C. lay out their priorities in the federal election

    The full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is top of mind for some First Nations leaders in B.C. as federal election campaigns are underway. 
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    New Indigenous Justice Strategy aims to address overincarceration of Indigenous people

    Indigenous justice experts are welcoming Canada's new Indigenous Justice Strategy, but some are disappointed at its lack of concrete next steps.
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