Latest from Wawmeesh G. Hamilton
Remembering a hereditary chief with a brilliant mind killed in action in France
In August 1944, Edward Clutesi — of the Tseshaht First Nation — was killed while fighting in the Battle of Normandy and the retaking of Caen. He is one of thousands of Indigenous people who fought for Canada and is remembered on National Aboriginal Veterans Day.
Young Indigenous basketballers relish high-level competition and tribal pride at upcoming Indigenous Games
For one athlete, the 2017 North American Indigenous Games in Toronto are her first time travelling out of B.C. For another player, it’s a return to high-level competitive basketball.
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Nisga'a ring in their new year with Hobiyee celebration in B.C.
The PNE Forum in Vancouver resonated with singing and drumming as First Nations peoples celebrated Hobiyee, the start of the Nisga’a new year.
Caring for Aboriginal sex offenders cast out of communities
In the anarchic world of prison, where other inmates often target and kill sex offenders, there are those whose job it is to care for men cast away from cultural and familial roots. These caregivers are often the only people left in sex offenders’ lives
Aboriginal man found not guilty of sex offence but banished from home
Hopkins is originally from Heiltsuk First Nation, a community located in Bella Bella on B.C.’s Northwest Coast. He has not been allowed to return home in 13 years.
Culture plays key role in reintegrating Aboriginal sex offender to his First Nation home
“It's hard living with this stigma because I know I've made that mistake. I take responsibility for that. That's not the person I am."
Vancouver occupation of INAC office ends
The week-long occupation of an Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada office in Vancouver by a group of Indigenous mothers is over.
Vancouver #OccupyINAC group vows to stay until demands met
A group of women and children have been occupying the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada office in Vancouver since Monday, April 18. The small group of Indigenous mothers and their children are vowing to stay until their demands are met.
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First Nations ring in lunar new year with Hobiyee celebration
More than 500 singers and dancers participated in Nisga’a Hobiyee celebration in Vancouver.
Old time hardware store closing doors after 88 years
Streamers True Value Hardware Store opened its doors in Cranberry Portage, Man., almost 90 years ago. It has survived two fires and the Great Depression, but age and the drudgery of small business is forcing the brothers who own it to turn off the store's 'Open' light one last time.