Neskonlith In The News

Tangible fix needed
Salmon Arm Observer
The Fallen Feather includes first-person accounts from people who experienced the Kamloops school, including Neskonlith elder Dr. Mary Thomas, ...

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First Nations hunger tied to lost sockeye
Straight.com
On February 8, Arthur Manuel, former Neskonlith chief and current spokesperson for the Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade, dropped by the Judd ...

Environmental report would shrink SmartCentres proposal
BCLocalNews
Bell noted both have already commented on how firming up the soils on the SmartCentres property will result in flooding on the neighbouring Neskonlith land. ...

Pritchard residents say no to eco-depot
www.kamloopsnews.ca
Other locations looked at by the TNRD include at an industrial park being developed by Neskonlith Indian Band as well as nearby the current Chase landfill, ...

Report shrinks plan
Salmon Arm Observer
Bell noted both have already commented on how firming up the soils on the SmartCentres property will result in flooding on the neighbouring Neskonlith land. ...

Film exposes residential schools
BCLocalNews
Beloved Neskonlith elder Mary Thomas died almost three years ago, but the flames of her dream are slowly being fanned to life again. ...

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Film exposes residential schools
Salmon Arm Observer
Beloved Neskonlith elder Mary Thomas died almost three years ago, but the flames of her dream are slowly being fanned to life again. ...

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UBCIC Supports Opposition to Sun Peaks Incorporation
PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Neskonlith Indian Band's Chief Judy Wilson and Adams Lake Indian Band's Chief Nelson Leon have repeatedly voiced their communities' deep alarm over the ...

UBCIC Supports Opposition to Sun Peaks Incorporation
Market Wire (press release)
4, 2010) - Neskonlith Indian Band's Chief Judy Wilson and Adams Lake Indian Band's Chief Nelson Leon have repeatedly voiced their communities' deep alarm ...

Native chiefs reject results of Sun Peaks referendum
The Province
"We absolutely do not accept the results of the referendum," Chief Judy Wilson of the Neskonlith Indian Band said Monday. "It has some very serious flaws in ...

Sun Peaks faces native opposition on vote
Kamloops This Week
However, the Neskonlith and Adams Lake Indian bands continue to oppose incorporation. The bands argue the vote was illegal and intend to take legal action ...

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Bands object to Austrians training
www.kamloopsnews.ca
Their presence constitutes a violation of international principle agreed upon by Austria, chiefs of the nearby Adams Lake and Neskonlith bands said Friday. ...

Secwepemc-Ktunaxa writer Vera Manuel dies at 61
Straight.com
A wake and funeral were held earlier this week in the community of Neskonlith, near Chase. Vera Manuel passed away last week, leaving an important legacy as ...

Sun Peaks casts ballots
Kamloops This Week
The Adams Lake and Neskonlith Indian bands oppose the idea of incorporating the resort, which is 45 minutes northeast of Kamloops. ...

Olympic skaters on thin ice with BC First Nations over Aussie aboriginal ...
Ottawa Citizen
“Sometimes people make fun of us and it is painful,” said Arthur Manuel, a former chief of the Neskonlith band in Chase. “That is something they should have ...

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Olympic skaters on thin ice with BC First Nations over Aussie aboriginal ...
Montreal Gazette
“Sometimes people make fun of us and it is painful,” said Arthur Manuel, a former chief of the Neskonlith band in Chase. “That is something they should have ...

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Olympic skaters on thin ice with BC First Nations over Aussie aboriginal ...
Windsor Star
“Sometimes people make fun of us and it is painful,” said Arthur Manuel, a former chief of the Neskonlith band in Chase. “That is something they should have ...

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Outrage over 'native' skating outfits coming to the Games
Canada.com
"Sometimes people make fun of us and it is painful," said Arthur Manuel, a former chief of the Neskonlith band in Chase. "That is something they should have ...

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Arthur Manuel: Vancouver Olympics can't hide Canada's dismal record on ...
Straight.com
... UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Former Neskonlith chief Arthur Manuel is spokesperson for the Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade.

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Aboriginal Olympic costume draws fire
UPI.com
"Sometimes people make fun of us and it is painful," said Arthur Manuel, a former chief of the Neskonlith band. "That is something they should have been ...

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