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20 Jan UN report gives kohanga reo centres a big tick (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 16:48h in News, Posts

A UN education report has commended New Zealand's kohanga reo early childhood centres for playing an important role in challenging discrimination and building a more multicultural national identity. Unesco communications officer, Leila Loupis, said the new report, "Reaching the marginalised", looked at how countries have...

18 Jan Pine beetle ruination threatens treaty deal: Infestation has destroyed 80 per cent of forest (The Vancouver Sun)

Posted at 16:34h in News, Posts

The pine beetle has already taken its toll on B.C. forests. Now it's threatening even more. Years of work to conclude a treaty with the Yekooche First Nation, a small remote community in northern B.C., is back to square one because the original agreement centred...

18 Jan B.C. native groups unveil ‘authentic’ logo (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 16:29h in News, Posts

It took 12 years to work out a process that was acceptable province wide, but 60 native organizations in British Columbia have finally agreed on a way to designate goods and businesses as culturally authentic. A new seal was unveiled at a news conference Monday...