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The Haida Nation听maintain closure of the commercial herring fishery in its waters to allow time to address long-term management and conservation of herring stocks, a press release reads. The closure does not affect the traditional roe-on-kelp fishery. A letter to the nation from Fisheries and Oceans Canada shows the new federal government is onside with the plan.
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A recent study that indicates First Nations fisheries鈥 catch could decline as much as 50 per cent by 2050 due to climate change is just one more factor that will impact food and economic security for British Columbia鈥檚 coastal First Nations.
The findings of the study, conducted by scientists with the Nereus Program, an international research team led by scientists at the University of鈥
First Nations leaders in British Columbia offered the Trudeau government their support to implement an oil tanker moratorium on the province鈥檚 north coast.
鈥淎 federal moratorium would protect not only the ocean, but also our lands, freshwater and the plants, animals and communities that depend on them,鈥 said Chief Stanley Thomas of Saik鈥檜z First Nation, a member of the six-nation Yinka鈥
On Nov. 23, the Gitanyow hereditary chiefs, on behalf of all Gitanyow, filed an application for a court order to require Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Steve Thomson to comply with his obligations under provincial legislation to manage wildlife in the Nass area of British Columbia in Gamlaxyeltxw v. Minister of FLNRO
Under the Nisga鈥檃 Final Agreement Act鈥
A B.C. developer and First Nation are asking the provincial ombudsperson to investigate the government鈥檚 apparent failure to recognize the historical value of what is believed to be an ancestral cemetery.
Corpus Management Group claims that the provincial ministry of forests, lands and natural resource operations failed to grant historical status to the site, which is understood to be a鈥
The Haida Nation passed a resolution demanding that the mass export of fossil fuel through its territory be prohibited. Kil tlaats 鈥榞aa Peter Lantin, president of the Haida Nation, said that if LNG is developed on the north coast we could see large LNG tankers passing through Haida territorial waters. Presently there are no adequate provincial or federal emergency response systems in鈥
Northern British Columbia First Nations leaders, scientists, business owners, unions, university groups, and faith groups have signed on to a letter written by Lax Kw鈥檃laams Hereditary Chief Yahaan (Donnie Wesley) calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to reject the Pacific Northwest (PNW) LNG plant proposed for Lelu Island and Flora Bank, and to鈥
The First Nations Wild Salmon Alliance wants progress on the implementation of the Cohen Commission recommend-ations. It has asked the newly-appointed Fisheries and Oceans Minister Hunter Tootoo for a meeting to discuss 鈥渢he minimal returns of this year鈥檚 wild salmon runs in BC鈥 and 鈥渞isks to wild salmon habitat.鈥
An open letter sent to the minister states the Alliance 鈥渋s鈥
The Tsilhqot鈥檌n communities of Yunesit鈥檌n, Xeni Gwet鈥檌n, and Tl鈥檈sqox (Toosey) have united with the St鈥櫭鈥檌mc Nation to close the South Chilcotin to industrial logging. The area of specific concern is the Red Mountain 鈥 Churn Creek corridor where there are dozens of mule deer migration trails, integral to the annual migration between the Fraser River and South Chilcotin Park. Tolko鈥檚 logging鈥
Esquimalt First Nations Chief Andrew Thomas and his wife, Mary Anne,听have been charged with animal cruelty. It is alleged by the BC SPCA that the couple failed to provide veterinary care for their dog Chewy, a Shih tzu, causing pain, suffering or injury to an animal and neglecting or failing to provide necessities. In July, the BC SPCA responded to a call about a dog tethered outside a home,鈥
The听 22-year-old male who died after he injured 11 people at the office of Bridge River Indian Band听was overwhelmed by his life and lashed out, said Chief Susan James. She said band staff were working to find stable housing and a way to pay his rent. He walked into the band office and began attacking people with a weapon, and was subdued. Two victims were sent to hospital where they were in鈥
British Columbia has responded to the failures of the Ministry of Children and Family Development听as outlined in the report Paige鈥檚 Story from the Representative for Children and Youth. Paige was a 19-year-old Aboriginal girl living in Vancouver鈥檚 Downtown Eastside when a drug overdose caused her death. 鈥淏ut it was actually years of abuse and neglect, persistent inaction from front-line鈥
A land transfer agreement through an incremental treaty with British Columbia听supports cultural, social and economic opportunities for the Haisla Nation. Under the agreement, about 120 hectares of Crown land will be transferred to the Haisla. The land lies in the heart of Haisla territory between Kitamaat Village and Walth reserve on the Douglas Channel, and will connect the two reserves. The鈥
National Geographic鈥檚 explorer-in-residence Wade Davis said First Nations taking part in the tourism industry could revolutionize the sector听by promoting a more substantial appreciation of cultural diversity. Davis gave the keynote address at the second annual Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism and Trade Conference mid-September, which brings together groups of the Pacific Ocean to strategize on鈥
An archeologist who has studied the Coast Salish village site at Dionisio Point on Galiano Island听has dispelled the belief that First Nation people travelled great distances for the volcanic rock they used for tools. The study instead says the people just used the rock that washed up on their shores. Colin Grier, associate professor at Washington State University, said his team picked up some鈥