Mary Brave Bird, Author of Lakota Woman, Walks On
American Indian activist, author and educator Mary Ellen Brave Bird-Richard walked on at age 58 on February 14, of natural causes.
Author Archives: David P. Ball
Symposium Shares ‘Down-to-Earth’ Fixes to High-Cost Housing
Vancouver event unites advocates, developers, architects, politicians and more.
Manitoba Métis Win Historic Land Claims Case Against Canada
Métis people in Canada are jubilant after the Supreme Court of Canada resolved a legal land battle that was 143 years in the making, the second historic constitutional victory in months.
Coal Opponents Forging Cross-border Ties
Plans to ramp up exports from Washington, Oregon and BC are uniting opposition across 49th Parallel.
Dylan Miner: An Anti-Authoritarian Artist on Bikes Beyond Borders
“My people will sleep for 100 years,” prophesied Métis leader Louis Riel before his Canadian execution in 1885. “And when they awake, it will be the artists who give them back their spirit.” For 36-year old installation artist Dylan Miner, the (in)famous insurrectionist’s words are a guiding force. It is a force which has seen him building and displaying his trademark – and distinctly Indigenous – low-rider bicycles across the continent.
Mining worries raised amid celebration of Sacred Headwaters deal
While the B.C. government celebrates its win of a national environmental award for a pact that protects the province’s Sacred Headwaters region, the leader of a group that shared the honours criticized ongoing proposals for coal mines in the area.
South of Border, Hot Debate Involves BC Coal Port Plans
Expansion for Asia export puts BC in middle of climate, jobs fight in Washington state.
BC Conservatives promise to abolish carbon tax, avoid labour strife
As part of its campaign promises, the BC Conservatives would abolish the province’s nascent carbon tax aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions, party leader John Cummins said today.
‘Building alternatives to the colonial relationship’
Interview with UBC First Nations Studies professor Glen Coulthard of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
RCMP slammed with report on rapes, violence in B.C.
Canada’s national police force insists it is taking seriously allegations of widespread police misconduct and abuse against Native women, including several rapes, death threats and violence, brought forward by the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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