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“The Yukon government came and had a conversation about a similar project with the people and heard a really clear message about why this was a concern. But they wouldn't come up and have a conversation about this project…” — Nuri G. Frame, legal counsel for the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun

“There will be no Crown land left for First Nations and Métis people to exercise their treaty rights to hunt, fish, gather, medicine pick.” — Saskatoon-Centre MLA Betty Nippi-Albright

“The larger schools are congested already. They’re over-exceeding their capacity.” — Grand Chief Garrison Settee

It certainly didn’t take long for a West Coast basketball event to grow from a small tournament to a Native hoops festival. In 2014, Vancouver’s Native Education College staged an inaugural basketball tournament in order to give its school teams an opportunity to play against some other squads.

"Canada's history is a lot about the colonization story. It's a story of opportunity but it's also a story of loss and the actual document really sets the stage for those conversations."

“When we logged years ago, a lot of the side channels were affected and, with that, a lot of our salmon habitat was destroyed.” —Huu-ay-aht Chief Councillor Robert J. Dennis Sr.

“Our men are hurting. Our fathers are broken. We need to have a program for bringing them all together…. We need to come up with a way to break that broken chain of fatherhood.” — Lee Crowchild