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Commentary

An open letter to Mayor Derek Corrigan and Burnaby residents regarding Camp Cloud

Defenders of the camp say it's needed to alert the wider community to the clearcutting of trees and movement of infrastructure into Kinder Morgan's facilities in Burnaby.

Commentary

Jens Wieting: At Clayoquot Sound's 25th anniversary, most of Vancouver Island still on a path of rainforest destruction

Many people in B.C. and around the world believe that the Clayoquot Sound protests 25 years ago resulted in a massive victory for rainforest protection. Wrong.

Dining Features

Vancouver's only Indigenous brunch now available downtown, with bannock, bison, boar, and more

There's a resurgence of Indigenous cuisine across the country.

Dining Features

Cook reclaims her roots en route to curating Indigenous Feast at West Van's Harmony Arts Festival

Inez Cook didn't reconnect with the food of her culture until reaching adulthood.

Arts Features

Indigenous Exhibition of carving, jewellery, fashion, and more shows thriving scene at Harmony Arts Festival

This may be a new initiative for the festival, but it goes back to the ancient roots of the West Vancouver waterfront.

Straight Talk

Rally against Site C dam planned outside B.C. Supreme Court on Monday before First Nations' case resumes

The harshest critics of the Site C dam might be inclined to say that December 11, 2017, is a date that will life in infamy because that's when Premier John Horgan gave the $10.7-billion hydroelectric project the green light.

LGBT

Counsellor Robert Hong stresses culture and identity in Indigenous healing

As someone who has taken 12-step programs and gone through recovery, his message to anyone facing struggles is simple and strong: "You can make it."

Straight Talk

First Nations group wants work on Site C paused until treaty questions resolved in court

A judge should grant an interlocutory injunction that would stop work on the Site C dam until treaty matters are resolved, the West Moberly First Nations argues.

Straight Talk

Miles Richardson endorsed by second former Assembly of First Nations leader in quest to become national chief

Richardson, a former president of the Haida Nation, has been on the board of the David Suzuki Foundation since it was created in 1992.

Straight Talk

Park board general manager recommends commissioners approve comprehensive colonial audit

The totem poles in Stanley Park are one of the few visible references to the Indigenous history of land under the jurisdiction of the Vancouver park board.

Straight Talk

Miles Richardson endorsed by former national chief Matthew Coon Come in Assembly of First Nations election

Richardson is a former president of the Haida Nation and a long-time director of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Visual Arts Reviews

Artist Jeneen Frei Njootli creates powerful disappearing acts at the Contemporary Art Gallery

The rising interdisciplinary art star's show, called my auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money, features works that shift and vanish