Treaty 8
New plan protects Blueberry River First Nations land and upholds Treaty rights
Peak Web June 19, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer, and Petra Chase, Editor-in-Chief On May 30, the BC government and Blueberry River First Nations announced a three-year pilot plan to support Indigenous land restoration and protect Treaty rights. The Gundy High Value 1 Plan will reinforce Indigenous peoples’ involvement in decision-making regarding industrial development on and surrounding the land. Blueberry River is a self-governing First Nations community made up of “Beaver and Cree cultural groups,” located in Northeastern BC, where “each culture contributes to creating one strong, proud, and determined First Nation.” They are signatories of Treaty 8, which is a historic agreement between…
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SFU museum returns Indigenous artifacts to the north
EIC June 26, 2017A collection of Indigenous artifacts from the museum at Simon Fraser University was officially repatriated to its home communities at a ceremony on National Aboriginal Day last week. The Tse’K’wa artifacts are part of the Donaldson collection held by the…
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