Indigenous Christmas
Prince George isn't the only community with an Indigenous Christmas Tree
VANDERHOOF - Last week the Prince George Native Friendship Centre unveiled its first ever Indigenous themed Christmas Tree, but it's not the only community in Northern B.C sporting an Indigenous tree.WL McLeod Elementary School in Vanderhoof is celebrating its second year with an Indigenous Christmas Tree, which they d...
Dec 13, 2023
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Food Drive
Prince George Native Friendship Centre brings back food hamper campaign amidst cost-of-living crisis
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Native Friendship Centre brought back its annual food hamper campaign. Running for more than 25 years, this campaign has the centre buy groceries to provide 150-200 food hampers for anyone who signs up.The Centre's Director of Health Brandi Mcaulay explained this year has seen even mor...
Dec 12, 2023
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Indigenous Politics
New AFN national chief elected, Prince George reacts
PRINCE GEORGE - The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) elected its new national chief Cindy Woodhouse on Thursday, marking the end of a rocky election cycle. Dr. Daniel Sims, an Associate Professor of First Nations Studies at the UNBC, explains the road to becoming the new national chief was not a smooth one. "It was...
Dec 09, 2023
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Indigenous Christmas
Prince George Native Friendship Centre unveils first Indigenous Christmas Tree
PRINCE GEORGE - for the first time in Prince George's history, an Indigenous themed Christmas tree has been decorated and put on display at the Prince George Native Friendship Centre.The idea came from a group of Indigenous Elders, and the Elders handmade all the decorations to represent a piece of Indigenous history a...
Dec 08, 2023
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Lheidli T'enneh First Nation
Lheidli T'enneh First Nation continues to forge new partnerships
p PRINCE GEORGE - Another partnership was formed Thursday as the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation accepted a 'Respectful Acknowledgement' pledge from London Drugs Parkwood.This is the second Respectful Acknowledgement pledge from a private sector business, the first being the new Save-On-Foods store at Pine Centre Mall. Fo...
Nov 16, 2023
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Listening, learning, and embracing Indigenous culture on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
PRINCE GEORGE - Saturday marked the 11th annual Orange Shirt Day. With several events happening around the city, people from all walks of like gathered to listen, learn, and embrace Indigenous culture.There where tears being shed, and hugs being given, the ceremonies taking place across the city showed how impactful th...
Sep 30, 2023
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CKPG Today SD57
Drumming with Ron Brent Elementary School
School District 57 continues to have a major emphasis on incorporating Truth and Reconciliation into everyday learning. One of the ways students at Ron Brent Elementary continue to do this is by learning Indigenous songs. We stopped by to learn a traditional song with Kelsey MacDonald and her Grade 2 and 3 students.
Sep 28, 2023
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New Exhibit at PGPL
New exhibit to raise awareness about MMIWG2S at PGPL
Prince George - Education and awareness is what the new exhibit in the Prince George Public Library is hoping to do. Open from now until the end of September, the exhibit provides plenty of information on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls, and has loads of visual aspects to go along with it, including red...
Sep 09, 2023
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fnha office
FNHA Office opens on Lheidli T'enneh territory
PRINCE GEORGE - Thursday marked the opening of a new office on Lheidli T'enneh territory for the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA). The new office is located at 1005 Landooz Road and is across road from the new health centre. Julie Morrison, the Vice President of Regional Operations, says that one of the reasons fo...
Aug 17, 2023
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NAIG SOFTBALL
NAIG Recap: Team BC well represented by local athletes in softball
PRINCE GEORGE - Whether it is within your own province or all the way across the country, the North American Indigenous Games is a unique opportunity for athletes from all over to make new friendships. For Corina McClure and Colby Jefferies, meeting, so many new people was one of many highlights of the games for the pa...
Aug 04, 2023
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NAIG WRESTLING
NAIG Recap: Local wrestlers ready to conquer more after solid performance at first-ever games
PRINCE GEORGE - It was late June when wrestlers Jacob Littler and Hunter McCarthy were in the process of prepping for the North American Indigenous Game. Now after a solid performance in Halifax, they return to Prince George with brand-new knowledge and experience of the sport.Hunter McCarthy went to the games with one...
Aug 03, 2023
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NAIG SIBLINGS
NAIG Recap: Krawczyk siblings bring home silver medals
PRINCE GEORGE - The North American Indigenous Games were an incredible experience for Nicholas and Mischa Krawczyk. The siblings represented Team BC at the games with both taking home hardware in their respective sports.For Nicholas, he represented BC on the Lacrosse court where the 19U Male team found themselves in th...
Aug 01, 2023
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