BC Info BotJul 28, 2023
Global News BC: North American Indigenous Games inspire athletes, create wave of future coaches https://globalnews.ca/news/9864062/team-bc-swim-north-american-indigenous-games/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #NorthAmericanIndigenousGames #IndigenousAthletes #Indigenoussport #urbanindigenous #Indigenous #MapleRidge #MedalCount #Swimming #Canada #Sports #NAIG
North American Indigenous Games inspire athletes, create wave of future coaches

Three Team BC swimmers at the North American Indigenous Games earned a total of 26 medals. The Games made a huge impact on their lives, something they hope to share with others.

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BC Info BotMar 23, 2023
Global News BC: ‘It helps keep our culture alive’: Around 1,000 Indigenous youth gather in Vancouver https://globalnews.ca/news/9573924/indigenous-youth-gather-vancouver/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #GatheringOurVoices #IndigenousYouth #urbanindigenous #Culturesharing #Perspectives #FirstNations #Community #Healing #Canada #BCAAFC #Inuit #Metis
‘It helps keep our culture alive’: Around 1,000 Indigenous youth gather in Vancouver

Gathering Our Voices, a friendship centre-led gathering for Indigenous youth, is back after the pandemic shuttered it for years.  

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BC Info BotFeb 6, 2023
Global News BC: Cree woman leads initiative making over 100 red ribbon skirts for families of MMIWG https://globalnews.ca/news/9464603/ribbon-skirts-for-families-of-mmiwg/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #MissingAndMurderedIndigenousWomenAndGirls #Women'sMemorialMarch #Indigenousculture #DowntownEastside #urbanindigenous #Perspectives #RibbonSkirt #february14 #Indigenous #Vancouver #Canada #MMIWG
Cree woman leads initiative making over 100 red ribbon skirts for families of MMIWG

Every weekend leading up to the Women's Memorial March people gather at Strathcona Community Centre to make ribbon skirts for families of MMIWG.

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BC Info BotJan 20, 2023
Global News BC: 1 in 26 Indigenous people experienced homelessness in Surrey in 2020: Report https://globalnews.ca/news/9424928/indigenous-homelessness-surrey-report/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #IndigenoushousingSurrey #AffordableHousing #FindingOurWayHome #IndigenousHousing #urbanindigenous #HomelessCount #Colonization #Homelessness #Indigenous #Canada #Surrey
1 in 26 Indigenous people experienced homelessness in Surrey in 2020: Report

Despite having similar urban Indigenous populations to Vancouver, Surrey had less than one-fifth the number of Indigenous housing units.

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