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Reporter's Notebook

How reporting on Indigenous issues as an Indigenous journalist can get complicated

Indigenous issues are a complicated topic for any journalist, but for Indigenous reporters, covering them can also get personal.

Innovative strategy for at-risk and Indigenous youth in Vancouver gains momentum

Chris Tait contributes his successful transition out of foster care to one key factor, a wide circle of professional and personal support.

Vancouver endorses innovative strategy for at-risk and Indigenous youth

More than three years after the 19-year-old overdosed in a public washroom near Vancouvers Oppenheimer Park, Deborah Page is advocating for improved services for Indigenous youth aging out of foster care in B.C. services she says could have saved her niece's life.

Children honoured at Vancouver's 5th annual Downtown Eastside powwow

Culture saves lives and creates a strong sense of identity, says the group behind Vancouvers 5th Annual Downtown Eastside powwow.

1 year after death of Charles Oudie, First Nations family still seeks answers

What happened to Charles Oudie? More than a year after the 26-year-old First Nations mans body was found in a storm drain in East Vancouver, his family members are still seeking answers and say police are not returning their calls.

Indigenous community in B.C. rallies to keep culture camp alive

It was the culture camp that almost didnt happen. For the past 16 years, youth in Bella Bella, B.C., have spent their summers at the nearby Koeye camp, an innovative learning experience that blends Heiltsuk First Nations culture with modern science.
Analysis

Josiah Wilson, the Indian Act, hereditary governance and blood quantum

The story of Josiah Wilson, the Haiti-born, Heiltsuk First Nation adopted basketball player, has raised questions of Indigenous identity much bigger than whether he should be allowed to play in an All-Native Basketball Tournament in B.C.

Human rights complaint launched against All-Native basketball tournament committee

The question of Josiah Wilsons Indigenous identity is at the centre of a human rights case launched against an All-Native sports event in northwestern B.C. after the adoptee was banned from participating earlier this year.

Former Tahltan chief cycles 112 challenging km to raise funds for community

Approximately 30 cyclists are taking part in a gruelling 112 km bike ride in northwestern B.C. today, raising money for a community ice rink and rec centre.

Innovative on-reserve education program gives 37-year-old mom second chance

Today Heather Holland is one step closer to realizing her dream of becoming a social worker a goal more than 20 years in the making, thanks to an innovative on-reserve program in northwestern British Columbia thats giving adult students a second chance at education.