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Pipeline Oil Spills in BC – an anomaly or harbinger of future?
Buried in the back pages last week was a story about an oil spill from Terasen’s pipeline that contaminated creeks and land near Abbotsford. Local residents are worried about ...
Tahltan opposition growing
A growing number of Tahltan want things done differently in their territory. Besieged by dozens of mining, coalbed methane, hydro, road, and railway projects, they realize that the current ...
The Hupacasath fight against privatization
The BC Liberals’ latest privatization schemes for British Columbia may face another serious setback soon. After a five-day hearing, the Hupacasath First Nation awaits judgement in its BC Supreme ...
New Year brings new opportunities
“2004 will be a year that will be written about in the history books,” predicts Dogwood Initiative for the coming year. The past two years of the provincial government’s ...
Site C: Is new hydro really needed?
The Liberal government scaremongering continues. In response to the defeat of the Duke Point gas-fired power plant the Minister of Energy Neufeld starts blabbing about the need to renew ...
Descendants of Douglas Treaty signatories reclaim lands
Telling stories is an important part of creating change. Inspirationalstories of people coming together and doing something greater thanthemselves gives others hope that they too can do great things.Luckily, ...
Shell backs down again in Sacred Headwaters
Iskut First Nations, Elders and Tl’abanot’tin Clan Reject Trip to Wyoming: ThreeTahltan groups issued the following news release. It signals Shell’scoaalbed methane plans for the Sacred Headwaters are in ...
Campbell flip flops on approach to First Nations
United States presidential candidate John Kerry was denounced for flip flopping during the last US election. Surprisingly Gordon Campbell’s recent about-face on Aboriginal issues wasn’t exposed in the media ...
Maximizing the "new relationship"
Dogwood Initiative believes the choices made by key Aboriginal peoplesover the next few years will determine the future of the BritishColumbia’s environment and economy. Over the last few years ...
