First Nations Forward

A @NatObserver series, dedicated to sharing stories of success, sustainable land and water management and self-determination in First Nations across B.C.

[First Nations Forward @ForwardNations]

#FirstNationsForward is a @NatObserver series dedicated to stories of success, sustainable management and self-determination in First Nations communities across B.C. Here are some of the stories we had the honour to learn about and share in the past years. #JournalismMatters

[First Nations Forward @ForwardNations]

@RMComedy lol

[Steph Eva Wood @Sevawood]

Corporations succeed in 76 per cent of injunctions filed against First Nations. First Nations are denied 82 per cent of the time. @Yellowhead_ is exploring why. Via @NatObserver
https://t.co/nlgb7NN4IH

[ChantelleBellrichard @pieglue]

Lots of Indigenous leaders here in the BC legislature today for #UNDRIP legislation #bcpoli #cdnpoli

[Khelsilem @Khelsilem]

If anyone says free, prior, and informed consent means "veto", they don't know what they are talking about.

Here is some myth busting about Indigenous consent in Canada:

https://t.co/gsg10tKjPU

[First Nations Forward @ForwardNations]

Listing *a few* core issues that the leaders avoided during the 20-minute debate on Indigenous issues and the entire 2-hour debate #CanadaDebates2019
#elxn43 #Indigpoli
https://t.co/OnPEOpMtuE

[Connie Walker @connie_walker]

Cindy Blackstock said that an appeal of the decision would perpetuate "racial discrimination of the worst kind."

"It is the federal government's discriminatory conduct that needs review and reform — not the legal decision that flagged the problem...” https://t.co/9KvjDHgUNh

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

Berlin! Early reports speak of well over 80’000 people...

[Duncan McCue @duncanmccue]

Hey, next gen Indigenous audio producers. Got a story you're aching to tell?

Emerging Indigenous Doc Maker Program @cbcradio offers training, resources & support. Your doc could air on @CBCUnreserved @CBCDay6 @cbctapestry or @cbcopen. Apply by Oct 7. 👇 https://t.co/0I3VEG9T4y

[Jody Wilson-Raybould (JWR), PC, OBC, KC 王州迪 @Puglaas]

Ok this has been quite a day... forgive me but I have my book ‘From Where I Stand’ in hand—kinda surreal.😁 Thx to all the amazing & hardworking people @UBCPress for your dedication, professionalism & support through this process. Look forward to its release date, Sept.20th.📕📖

[ChantelleBellrichard @pieglue]

Ottawa must pay tens of thousands of dollars to every First Nations child who was placed in the on-reserve child welfare system, following a Friday ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
https://t.co/5EE9neK2kh

[Coast Funds @coastfunds]

Great news out of #BellaCoola! #Nuxalk Nation is looking to pursue a river hydro-elecetric generating station, one that would reduce the Valley’s diesel consumption by up to 80 percent. https://t.co/bHFx4LEPWq

[Khelsilem @Khelsilem]

If you are interested in learning about Squamish Place-names, we’ve added 100 more entries to https://t.co/yIZ1leZAaz!

[Tŝilhqot'in National Government @tsilhqotin]

NEWS: BC Supreme Court ruling prevents Taseko Mines from exploratory drilling at Fish Lake.
“The judgment today reinforces that New Prosperity is a dead project and will never
proceed.”(https://t.co/wvcGustqPF) - Chief Joe Alphonse, Tribal Chairman, @tsilhqotin #bcpoli #fishlake

[High Country News @highcountrynews]

"The United States government’s policies to erase Indigenous peoples have ultimately failed, but the myths those policies created are still here, as is the desire to retell stories, like Cooper’s, time and again." #Opinion https://t.co/TsoLZZNNL6

[Minelle Kiirti Mahtani @mminelle]

#UBC is so fortunate to have @BillyRayB joining its faculty in #creativewriting - I'm so happy about this hire! https://t.co/zFWfdxjzYi

[APTN News @APTNNews]

September 1, 1999 - @APTN began broadcasting to nine million homes.

For the past twenty years, APTN has been sharing our Peoples’ journey, celebrating our cultures, inspiring our children and honouring the wisdom of our Elders.

What are your favorite memories? #APTN20

[APTN News @APTNNews]

Ancient war trail destroyed by pipeline company, says Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief. @Laurie_Hamelin reports: https://t.co/MB7moFMxEY

[Emilee Gilpin @emileegilpin]

Hundreds of people gathered in #Brazil's capitol #Brasília Friday, in a loud show of support for the amazon rainforest, which has been burning for weeks. Ppl took the opportunity to denounce president @jairbolsonaro and environment minister #RicardoSalles. #PrayforAmazonia

[Khelsilem @Khelsilem]

Hi friends.

I’m researching terms in different Indigenous languages that are used for LGBTQ2+ folks and their meaning or history. Who knows some terms?

[Tanya Talaga @TanyaTalaga]

Children should not have died for changes to occur in Thunder Bay. But they did. Three years after the Seven Fallen Feathers inquest, a look at the positives occurring to make First Nations students safe as they ready to return to school https://t.co/jL8Z4krsm9 via @torontostar