National Indigenous Peoples Day: A Time to Celebrate Culture that May Trigger Elders
National Indigenous Peoples Day was designated as an annual celebration of culture and heritage across Canada. But the day may be a painful reminder of
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How Will You Spend National Indigenous Peoples Day?
Whether you wish to spend National Indigenous Peoples Day at an event, reading about Indigenous culture or history, or contemplating with your family or friends
MMIWG honoured on Red Dress Day: May 5, 2023
May 5 marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender-Diverse Kin (MMIWG), also known as Red Dress Day.
Attention Gitxsan Youth: The Wii’O’om Niin Community Response Network is Looking for a New Logo
Gitxsan youth aged 30 years and under are invited to submit their designs for the Wii’O’om Niin Community Response Network (CRN) to help Indigenize the
A Tale of Two Generations: Bridging the Disconnect through Storytelling
“Okay, Boomer.” “Snowflake. Slacker.” Anyone else noticing the quiet, yet ugly exchanges between the generations in the last little while? Especially between seniors and millennials?
Decolonizing WEAAD: Celebrating World Elder BIG LOVE Awareness Day
For this year’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), several BC Community Response Networks (CRNs) took a pledge on June 15 to end elder abuse.
Campaigns & Professional Development Events
BC CRN Online Workshop Offering: It’s Not Right! July 5, 2022, 12 – 1 PM (PDT) on Zoom In this workshop, you will learn how
CRNs At Work
Tea Time Live with the Houston, Smithers, and Wii O’om’ Niin Hazelton CRNs Through the Magical Backyard Medicines program, which developed on the traditional territories
Volunteer of the Month: Tianna Rasmussen, Co-Coordinator, Smithers CRN
The town of Smithers in Northwestern, BC is part of the traditional territory of the Witsuwit’en First Nation and is known nationally as a hub
Volunteer of the Month: Lorraine Half, Wii O’o’m Niin Hazelton CRN
Meet Lorraine of the Gitxsan Nation in Northwestern BC. (“My Indigenous name is Baby Skin.”) She is a well-respected traditional medicine woman in her community,
