Former chief a lifelong defender of First Nation culture
Bill Cranmer, a respected and influential leader among B.C. First Nations for decades, has died in Alert Bay.
Source: richmond-news.com
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We spoke with the financial institution supporting a remote BC community
We spoke with Vancity's Michelle Laviolette about how the financial institution came to support the rural community of Alert Bay, BC.
Source: dailyhive.com
Jack Knox: A century ago, a turning point in Island Indigenous culture
In 1884, the Canadian government banned potlatches — long, elaborate ceremonies with feasts, speeches, ritual songs and dances. They marked marriages, births, deaths, pole-raisings, the bestowing of names, the passing of a chief’s privileges, and more.
Source: timescolonist.com