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215 - A Poem by Bradley Crawford

Written in response to the 215 unmarked graves discovered in BC in May 2021.

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negotiations

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Reconciliation as Part of First Nation Negotiations

Lyle Viereck recently launched a private consulting firm, Lyle Viereck Consulting Services Inc. As the former Director of Aboriginal Relations and...

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The Parsnip River emptying into the S end of 240 km long Williston Lake (reservoir). Photo: Murray Foubister, Flickr.

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Lyle Viereck Consulting Inc.

Lyle Viereck was born and raised in Prince Rupert in northern BC. His family heritage includes Creek Indians from Oklahoma, American black slaves,...

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a hoe chucker stacking logs, Copper Canyon, Vancouver Island, BC. Photo: David Stanley, Flickr.

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Blockade by Individuals Amounted to ‘Abuse of Process’ Behn V Moulton

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that individual members of an Aboriginal group can’t use blockades or other “self-help” remedies when claiming...

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The Growing Authority of Indigenous Communities

NBS regularly spotlights key sustainability issues for business leaders. These issues have been identified by NBS’s Leadership Council, a group of...

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Open Letter to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

To the TRC: When I was a little boy, I faked being sick lots so I wouldn't have to go to school, so I missed a lot of school. I did it because I...

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Aboriginal Youth Suicide: An Interview with Vincent Schilling

This very compelling video Stay With Us Young Warriors, We Need You Here by Vincent Schilling, a Mohawk journalist and author, is a resource we can...

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colourful sky over Calgary, Alberta

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Clayton Norris, MBA, CAFM, Vice President, Aboriginal Services, MNP

Clayton Norris, MBA, CAFM, is the Vice President of MNP’s Aboriginal Services. He leads the MNP Aboriginal Services team, which currently provides...

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Restorative Practice Circles in the Classroom

Restorative Practice Circles are based upon the First Nations tradition of Talking Circles. First Nations, Metis & Inuit cultures are built upon oral...

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