First Nations
First Nations Health Authority reports on phase one of “Indigenizing Harm Reduction” study
December 20, 2025Content warning: mentions of substance use and death. Across Canada, the toxic drug crisis persists as a social issue faced by thousands of citizens each year. In BC alone, over 14,500 people have died from toxic drug use since 2016. First Nations people bear the brunt of these casualties. From January to June 2024, they had 6.7 times the rate of death compared to other BC residents. At the same time, Canadian governments have historically outlawed or otherwise restricted First Nations’ health and wellness practices, with this disproportion and systemic racism applying to Indigenous Peoples in general. Now, the First…
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Stanley Park conservationists raise questions over the chopping of old-growth tree
November 11, 2025In early September, a 400-year-old Douglas fir tree was found cut down in Stanley Park. The tree, measuring 38 meters tall and 30 centimetres wide, caused “significant damage to an adjacent riparian area” when it was chopped down. The Stanley…
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Embark Sustainability hosts “Language as Nourishment” community kitchen
July 16, 2025On June 25, Embark Sustainability held a community kitchen event titled “Language as Nourishment.” This event, hosted in the Student Union Building’s community kitchen, was led by Kil Daagwiiya Hooper, an undergraduate student studying political science and Indigenous studies, James…
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We don’t need a day to commemorate Sir John A. Macdonald
January 17, 2023Content warning: Mentions of racism, colonialism, and violence against Indigenous peoples “The executions of the Indians . . . ought to convince the Red Man that the White Man governs,” — Sir John A. Macdonald “A Chinaman gives us his…
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BC NDP’s misleading policy regarding the protection of old-growth forests
March 13, 2021One of the most significant ecological challenges in BC has been the conservation of old-growth forests — BC’s ancient forests. Their conservation is synonymous with protecting biodiversity, and the cultural practices and ways of life for many BC First Nations.…
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First Peoples’ Gathering House to be built on Burnaby campus by 2023
July 6, 2020On June 19, SFU announced the building of a First Peoples’ Gathering House, meant to provide Indigenous students with a ceremonial and community space on Burnaby campus. The Gathering House is being funded by both SFU and the provincial government,…
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Wet’suwet’en Student Walkout draws crowd of around 100 to Convocation Mall
March 9, 2020Students gathered in Convocation Mall on the afternoon of March 4 to listen to Indigenous speakers, singers, and drummers during a Student Walkout in support of the Wet’suwet’en nation. As the Walkout’s media advisory described, “The nation-wide student walkout is…
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Students block Gaglardi in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
March 9, 2020Following a rally in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation at Convocation Mall, a group of Indigenous and settler students marched down Burnaby Mountain to block part of the intersection at Gaglardi Way and University Drive East. SFU students joined others…
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SFU walkout in support of the Unist’ot’en and Wet’suwet’en peoples results in march to President Petter’s office
January 24, 2019At 12 p.m. on January 18, a group of SFU students and other community members participated in a walkout in support of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in light of recent protests against the Trans Mountain Pipeline System.…
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Moments of SFU’s history with the Indigenous community
July 4, 2018In the 1960s, First Nations were never included in discussions to construct SFU on Burnaby Mountain. To this day, relationships between the university and First Nations communities are still imperfect. In 2017, Sarah Guraliuk wrote for The Peak about the…
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