PRINCE GEORGE- On Saturday, Harwin Elementary School hosted their first ever Indigenous Holiday Market to showcase around 30 indigenous vendors in the school gym.A big driving force in making this market happen was the communities response at an earlier event from the school."We actually hosted our first indigenou...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Lheidli T'enneh First Nation and its partner, Ecoener Energie Canada, Inc., have placed a succesful bid to create a wind farm project within its traditional territory. The project, named Nilhts' L Ecoener Wind Farm Project, involves the construction of 18 wind turbines east of Hixon. Reacting to the...

QUESNEL - Three community foundations in Quesnel were given a total of $200,000 by the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games Society Friday.The majority of the money - $100,000 - will allow the Quesnel Community Foundation to create an annual fund that will go to a sports team or club for a capital project or towards mai...

PRINCE GEORGE- After nearly two years of geophysical surveys, Nadleh Whut'en have confirmed there are newly identified potential unmarked graves at Tseyaz Bunk'ut (formerly Lejac Indian Residential School).The Lejac Residential School impacted over 70 nations across British Columbia, with at least 7,850 students attend...

PRINCE GEORGE -With the NDP re-elected to form government, Regional Chief Terry Teegee with the Assembly of First Nations says now is the time to build on the work done in recent years. "What we expect is continuation on work with what we've already done over the last five, seven years, in particular the full impl...

NORTHERN B.C. - MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley Taylor Bachrach is calling on the federal government for more support for Northern B.C. First Nations communities amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis."(When) talking to First Nations leaders in the northwest and municipal leaders, one of the things that is desperately ne...

Lheidli T'enneh- Monday, September 30, is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In reflection of that day the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation are inviting everyone to attend the official ceremonies at Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park. Schedule of Events:2:00pm - Elder Traditional Welcome 2:05 pm - Drum in Survivors and ...

PRINCE GEORGE- Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation taking place on September 30, the College of New Caledonia is hosting a Calling for Action: Honouring Truth event. This Wednesday, September 25, 2024 the College is inviting students, faculty, staff and the public to create a space for understanding,...

PRINCE GEORGE - In the wake of six-year-old Oaklynn Schweder being found after 72 hours missing, the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) is calling for a new child alert system. This is prompted due to the fact that an Amber Alert was not issued for Oaklynn, as it did not meet the required criteria, so the BCAFN is lo...

PRINCE GEORGE - Lheidli T'enneh and Prince George are mourning the loss of two beloved Lheidli T'enneh elders, as Edie Frederick and her mother Josie Paul recently passed away. Edie was a key community leader in perserving the Dakelh language and Lheidli T'enneh culture, and the legacy she left behind will leave an inc...

PRINCE GEORGE- Since 2016, the Red Dress Campaign has served as a support system to the many loved ones affected by the murdered and missing not only indigenous women , girls and two-spirit people, but all women, girls and two-spirit people."We know people. My loved one, I know someone. It's the amount of people t...

PRINCE GEORGE - Kim and Jordan Joseph have spent the last three weeks walking across the province to raise awareness for children under the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). With an end goal of Vancouver, their journey recently took them through Prince George, where they were greeted by ma...

Looking to make your own drum or rattle? Michael Antoine is part of a workshop coming up on August 24 at Two Rivers Gallery in Prince George which will teach you how! Take a trip into Michael's workshop with us and see some of the items he's been making! More info on the workshop here.

PRINCE GEORGE - The Redrum Motorcycle Club held its first annual fundraising motorcycle run earlier this year, and it raised $3240. Half of the money was donated to the Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society, while the other half was donated to the Prince George Red Dress Society in a cheque presentation held on...

PRINCE GEORGE - A vigil was held at Strathcona Park on August 2 to recognize and raise awareness for the 35th anniversary of the case of the missing Jack family. 35 years ago in the area of the park, the family of Ronnie, Doreen, and their two sons Russell and Ryan were believed to be seen leaving their home with an un...

PRINCE GEORGE-The Nadleh Whut'en alongside the Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) erected a new "Hope and Strength" billboard on June 25. The billboard is located five kilometres east of Fraser Lake on what is known as the "Highway of Tears".Serina Greene is a family advocate at Nadleh Whut'en an...

PRINCE GEORGE - At the House of Ancestors on Tuesday, the Lheidli T'enneh unveiled their clan symbols. The first nation has five clans: Frog, Caribou, Grouse, Bear and Beaver. Councillor Crystal Gibbs with the Lheidli T'enneh was behind this project and it has been in the works for a while."I had the idea and of c...

NADLEH WHUT'EN - As part of National Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrations, the Fraser Lake Quilters Guild will be gifting thirty handmade quilts to honour residential school survivors at the Charlie Nooski Memorial Park. The initiative is the result of Terry Luggi, Indian Residential School Project Manager's connection...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Exploration Place has appointed Alyssa Leier as its new executive director. Leier takes over for Tracy Calogeheros, who has retired after more than 20 years at the helm. Leier has been with the museum for over 11 years, including as curator. She started at the museum as a summer student in 2013 and ...

PRINCE GEORGE - On National Indigenous Peoples Day, the City of Prince George, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (RDFFG), and the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation (LTFN) came together to sign an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).According to a joint press release from the City, RDFFG and LTFN, "the o...

PRINCE GEORGE - June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day and it is a day to recognize and celebrate the culture, history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Metis across Canada. The day was announced in 1996 by then Governor General Romeo LeBlanc. In Prince George, an 8 hour event at Lheid...

PRINCE GEORGE-PRINCE GEORGE- June 21 is Nation Indigenous Peoples Day. To honour and celebrate the culture of the Indigenous people of Canada the Lheidli T'enneh will be hosting a celebration this Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The event will take place on their ancestral lands and historical village site at Lheil...

PRINCE GEORGE - Clarence Abraham's 375 kilometre walk to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women recently passed through Fort St. James, marking approximately the halfway point of his journey from Takla Lake to Burns Lake. "My cousin Carmelita Abraham, she was in Quesnel, she was murdered there. ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Omineca Arts Centre's exhibit for June is an Indigenous artist showcase. With a theme of "Ancestral Manifestations, Past, Present, and Future," 11 Indigenous artists of varying styles are displaying their work, all tied to the history and culture of Indigenous people.Métis artist Da...

PRINCE GEORGE - A new, one of its kind, art exhibit opened at Exploration Place on June 7. "Spirit Bear and Children Make History," is the exhibit, and it showcases sets from Spirit Bear's four stop-motion animated films."Spirit Bear symbolizes justice for children and love for our children," said C...

NORTHERN B.C.- Kwadacha Nation Chief and Council are sounding the alarm as the remote community of Fort Ware faces a housing crisis.According to the Nation, Kwadacha has long suffered with poor living conditions that began to fester with the flooding of their traditional territory in the 1960's to pave way for the W.A....

PRINCE GEORGE - Lheidli T'enneh Council Member John West has been removed from Council. On May 10, a binding Band Council Resolution (BCR) was passed for the removal of West.It follows his arrest last month at the House of Ancestors and subsequent suspension by council. "As Mr. West did not voluntarily provide his...

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