Catch of farmed fish in Saanich Inlet alarms Tsartlip chief – Times Colonist
August 31, 2017 The chief of the Tsartlip First Nation says he was not impressed after learning that what appeared to be a farmed Atlantic salmon was caught in Saanich…
Elaborate operation getting exhausted evacuees to safety – Winnipeg Free Press
Exhausted and stressed, hundreds of evaucees forced out by smoke and flames from Manitoba’s boreal forest landed by the planeload in Winnipeg and Brandon Wednesday. By nightfall, the Canadian Red…
Welcome to Mi’kma’ki – The Coast
Aug 31, 2017 A primer on Mi’kmaq history and culture for new residents of K’jipuktuk. The Indigenous people of this land call ourselves Mi’kmaq (from ni’kmaq, “my kin;” originally L’nu,…
A fish farm fiasco, deconstructed – Pique Newsmagazine
Will public outrage finally fuel change? Audacious. Arrogant. Call it what you will, the idea that we humans can farm fish in the ocean and expect anything less than trouble…
Human rights case puts First Nation’s laws under scrutiny – SooToday.com
Indigenous woman alleges discrimination by Chief and council of Sandy Lake THUNDER BAY — A human rights tribunal in Thunder Bay heard Wednesday that Sandy Lake First Nation has the…
Donation equips Fort William First Nation students for school – Tbnewswatch.com
RBC contributed money for 300 backpacks and other supplies THUNDER BAY — Hundreds of Fort William First Nation students living either on or off the reserve will head back to…
Inuit org says there’s still time to apply for scholarships – NunatsiaqOnline
August 31, 2017 QIA offering 80 scholarships worth $2,500 each With the start of the school year just around the corner for college and university students, there’s still time left…
First Nations ‘should have been consulted’ on Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle, says Chief – CBC
Aug 31, 2017 ‘Any transformation of government policy needs to include us’ says Chief Isadore Day Related Stories Trudeau remakes Indigenous Affairs Ministry, adds 2 rookies to cabinet Spend time…
Greyhound Canada seeks to cut Victoria-Nanaimo route – Times Colonist
August 31, 2017 Greyhound Canada is moving to cancel its Victoria-Nanaimo route, saying the average passenger load is only nine persons. The low ridership is part of a wider decline…
First Nation evacuees spend another ‘frustrating’ night waiting on flights out of forest fire zone – CBC
Nearly 3,000 evacuees from northern Manitoba First Nations wait to be airlifted to southern Manitoba Aug 31, 2017 Hundreds of northern First Nation evacuees spent another night sleeping on an…
