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Vaughn Palmer: New model for land management takes shape with northern First Nation
Blueberry River First Nations and the B.C. government try mediation as an alternative to the courtroom to negotiate Blueberry’s claim of treaty right infringement.
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Court orders Huu-ay-aht child returned to mother’s care
Provincial Court ruled in favour of a Huu-ay-aht mother, ordering that her baby must be returned to the custody of her mother no later within days.
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B.C. watchdog lambastes province’s ‘awful’ child welfare strategy
Just three weeks after obtaining an order in BC Supreme Court to allow a young indigenous mother sufficient access to her newborn to allow for breastfeeding and to foster a maternal bond.
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B.C. Supreme Court order providing Indigenous mother daily access to newborn could set national precedent
A BC Supreme Court ruling that orders the provincial government to ensure an Indigenous mother has daily access to her newborn child so she does not lose her maternal bond.