en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Native Peoples headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 A northwestern BC First Nation has approved a revolutionary land reform deal, making it the first in Canada to approve private property rights. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/18/bc-nisga-a-land-reform-property-rights.html?ref=rss Native Peoples British Columbia 11/18/2009 CBC BC An allegedly broken promise from 160 years ago will be tested by a lawsuit filed against the federal and provincial governments. The Songhees First Nation is claiming a large swath of land that takes in part of the Uplands, the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Cadboro Bay village, Gyro Park and a ribbon stretching across to Telegraph Cove. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/First+Nation+sues+government+over+1851+promise/2230061/story.html Native Peoples British Columbia Canada 11/17/2009 Vancouver Sun The Squamish-Lilwat Cultural Centre, an imposing and dramatic building set against snow-capped mountains, has become a landmark in Whistler, British Columbia, since it opened in July 2008. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/67617977.html Native Peoples British Columbia 11/12/2009 Indian Country Today A group of tribal, advocacy, environmental and legal organizations is requesting that tribes support climate legislation, especially given current incentives proposed in Congress. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/home/content/69374302.html Cap and Trade Climate Native Peoples United States 11/10/2009 Indian Country Today With some American Indian groups waiting decades for formal recognition from the US government, federal officials pledged to overhaul the process but cautioned the changes could take two years to go into effect. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010203428_apusindianrecognition.html?syndication=rss Native Peoples Montana United States 11/04/2009 Seattle Times Ten years ago the state Legislature was the pivotal player in determining the future of subsistence hunting and fishing management in Alaska. Now, as the Department of the Interior begins a swift, thorough review of subsistence law on Alaska's federal lands, the state can only comment and say that it looks forward participating. http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/988233.html Native Peoples Policy Wildlife Alaska 10/27/2009 Anchorage Daily News Some members of the Tsilhquot'in First Nations said they will do whatever it takes to halt a proposed open pit gold and copper mine 125 kilometres southwest of Williams Lake, BC. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/22/bc-chilcotin-fight-prosperity-open-pit-mine.html?ref=rss Environment Native Peoples Pollution & Toxics British Columbia 10/22/2009 CBC BC Two years ago, a federal judge urged Washington state and Puget Sound treaty tribes to agree on plans and a timetable to fix roughly 1,000 culverts that prevent salmon from reaching several hundred miles of stream. Their talks stalled, and the matter is back in court this week. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010096748_culvert20m.html Environment Native Peoples Salmon Washington 10/20/2009 Seattle Times On Oregon's Warm Springs reservation, even when the economy is humming the unemployment rate can reach 50 percent. Right now, it's above 60 percent. Some folks are surviving by living frugally. http://news.opb.org/article/6030-hard-times-life-reservation-full-challenges/ Economy Native Peoples Oregon 10/15/2009 Oregon Public Broadcasting