Gitga'at First Nation Reacts to BC North Coast Shipping Incidents
November 23, 2012 20:06 ET | Gitga'at First Nation
HARTLEY BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2012) - Arnold Clifton, Chief Councillor of the Gitga'at First Nation issued the following statement in response to reports of two shipping...
Fortune Minerals Back in the Spotlight as Protests Target Coal Mine Planned in BC's Sacred Headwaters HAZELTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2012) - Last week, junior mining company Fortune Minerals was the target of another public protest in response to its controversial plan...
Alberta First Nation Presents Legal Challenge of Shell's Tar Sands Expansion as North America's Conservation Community Announces Firm Support
October 23, 2012 06:00 ET | Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 23, 2012) - The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) today - on the first day of the hearings - outlined why the panel should hear its legal...
Yinka Dene Stand With Allies as Pipeline, Tanker Opposition Escalates
October 22, 2012 06:00 ET | Yinka Dene Alliance
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA and COAST SALISH TERRITORY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 22, 2012) - The Yinka Dene Alliance, a group of 6 First Nations who have taken their opposition...
Coastal First Nations Call on Thousands of Members to Join Peaceful Act of Civil Disobedience in Victoria
October 16, 2012 11:51 ET | Coastal First Nations
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 16, 2012) - The Coastal First Nations are calling on their numerous members on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland to participate in...
Province-Wide Day of Action to Show Unbroken Wall of Opposition to Pipelines and Tankers in BC
October 11, 2012 13:57 ET | Andrew Frank Communications
SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 11, 2012) - Communities across BC are planning a province-wide Defend Our Coast day of action to show growing opposition to the risks posed by tar...
Lake Babine Nation Supports Denial of Environmental Certificate for Morrison Mine
October 01, 2012 19:28 ET | Lake Babine Nation
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 1, 2012) - Chief Wilf Adam of the Lake Babine Nation says the BC government has made the right decision in denying Pacific Booker Minerals...
Why the Women's World Cup Matters: Hall of Famer Shines Spotlight On Gender Inequality In Canadian Soccer
August 10, 2012 09:00 ET | Why The Women's World Cup Matters
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 10, 2012) - Former women's Canadian National team member and the first woman inductee to the Canadian soccer hall of fame, Carrie...
Tar Sands Healing Walk: More Than 250 First Nations and Allies From Across North America Gather in Alberta to Raise Awareness
August 04, 2012 11:58 ET | Keepers of the Athabasca
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 4, 2012) - Hundreds of First Nations leaders from BC, Alberta, the NWT and Ontario along with First Nation actress Tantoo Cardinal and allies...
RETRANSMISSION: Media Advisory-BC First Nations Leaders To Join Tar Sands Healing Walk in Fort McMurray
August 03, 2012 09:00 ET | Andrew Frank Communications
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 3, 2012) - First Nations leaders from the Yinka Dene Alliance, Heiltsuk, Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the Coastal First Nations are...