This story is close to my heart. We often think of #childwelfare and BC's #toxicdrugcrisis as two issues, therefore two stories, perhaps because they are so overwhelmingly sad and vast. Here, I'm offering why they are inescapably linked, and how the vicious cycle may be broken.

A BC Prosecution Service decision to not charge RCMP officers involved in the Wet’suwet’en man’s death was met with disbelief and disappointment

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Experts say a comprehensive strategy and commitment from the provincial government is needed to solve an emergency where ‘people don’t get the help that they need’

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Story by Amy Romer (Amy Romer)

The second half of the #DPA24 online video nominees are the mini-documentary finalists. Help us celebrate the nominated teams! Ricochet Media
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'On the ground with Indigenous communities fleeing a climate inferno' by Brandi Morin is nominated for Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change at #DPA24 ! Congratulations to Ricochet Media IndigiNews and Real News Network buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t

Brandi Morin (Brandi Morin) is nominated in the Best Feature Article: Long category — her second nomination this year — for the Ricochet Media and IndigiNews story 'Today is a good day to die' about an RCMP raid at Fairy Creek. buff.ly/3W8ZZ0t Congratulations Brandi!

Prior to colonization, cikilaxwm was a regular practice for thousands of years — now, initiatives to reintroduce fire to the ecosystem are making a resurgence

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Story by Aaron Hemens (Aaron Hemens)

Rebecca Strong, 20, is in the running for a million-dollar prize after making it through the first round of the show with a coveted ‘golden buzzer’ moment

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Story by Dionne Phillips (Dionne)

For fishers like Ray Williams and his grandson Sammy Williams, upholding their livelihood has been an uphill battle — even after landmark cases affirmed their rights

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Story by Amy Romer (Amy Romer)

🧵My latest story for IndigiNews is about the criminalization of Mowachaht fishers, told through stories of a late Elder and his grandson. It's part of the Fish Outlaws project, a multidisciplinary collaboration supported by the National Geographic Society. ⬇️

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Sphenia Jones is set to appear in ‘Calgary’ court on April 22 as she leads a proposed class action over what she alleges are ‘false and deeply hurtful’ denialist comments

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Story by Aaron Hemens (Aaron Hemens)

After the Council of Haida Nation and ‘B.C.’ signed the document this week, IndigiNews interviewed David Eby about a ‘historic’ shift from fighting nations in court to signing over title

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Story by Julie Chadwick (Julie Chadwick)

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Finalists: @APTN Truth & Reconciliation award
Canadian Association of Journalists

Congratulations to our storyteller Dionne

The Orca Lelum Youth Wellness Centre will incorporate ceremony and culture into its healing programs, with a focus on identity and belonging

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Story by Julie Chadwick (Julie Chadwick)

Elders, Youth and other attendees gathered to welcome salmon back to the Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo with protocol and prayers

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Story by Shalu Mehta (Shalu Mehta)

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Whess Harman’s blanket titled ‘Bad Kids’ is part of a new exhibition at the Bill Reid Gallery called ‘XIÁM’

This story originally appeared in Megaphone Magazine and appears here with permission and light edits.

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Story by Amy Romer (@AmyRomer)

What an honour to see Killer Water, our phenomenal doc by Brandi Morin & Geordie, be honoured at Sidney Hillman Foundation Awards tonight. When independent media work together in service of the public good, we can do extraordinary things.
Congrats to The Real News & IndigiNews!