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7 Basic Solutions for Barriers to Indigenous Employment - #2 of 3

This is the second in a three-part series on Barriers to Indigenous Employment. In this article, we offer some solutions that employers could...

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First Nations Health Authority Boldly Goes Where None Has Gone Before

The First Nation Health Authority (FNHA) in BC has taken over control of all Health Canada health programs and services for the 203 First Nations in...

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“Indian Giver” - Where Did It Come From, and Can We Give It Back?

A post we wrote in early October 2013 about a celebrity who used a colloquialism on air received over 1600 opens on our website, according to our...

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Sale of c̓əsnaʔəm (Marpole) Site to Musqueam Indian Band Finalized

By Bob Joseph

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Use These 7 First Nations Colloquialisms at Your Peril

We should always take pains to avoid the use of these seven First Nations colloquialisms - words have a great capacity to cause emotional harm and...

The Royal Proclamation Recognized Aboriginal Rights 250 Years Ago

The Royal Proclamation, signed by King George III on October 7, 1763, is regarded as early and powerful evidence of the recognition of Aboriginal...

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First Nation Protocol - Thanking the Host First Nation, Why You Should

In this post, we share some insight on First Nation Protocol including why you should thank the host First Nation, and on the side provide an example...

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Extinguishment of First Nation Title

The history of extinguishment of First Nation title has its roots in old or historic treaties as shown from the excerpt below from Treaty 3, between...

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Journey From Her Head to Her Heart as Honorary Witness for the TRC

Shelagh Rogers, OC, journalist, host/producer of the CBC radio program The Next Chapter and Chancellor of the University of Victoria, is an Honorary...