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Cross Regional

Story	Date
BladeRunners Gives At-risk Youth a Second Chance	Winter 2009
First Nations Fire Fighters Show Their Skills	Summer 2009
Aboriginal Tourism Takes Flight in British Columbia	Spring 2008
First Nations develop a vision for the future through Comprehensive Community Planning	Spring 2007
Signing of Landmark Agreement to Improve First Nations Education in BC	Summer 2006
INAC BC Region and BC First Nations greet the world at the World Urban Forum	Summer 2006
Access to Clean, Reliable Water Essential to Healthy First Nations Communities	Winter 05/06
Aboriginal Education in British Columbia	Winter 2004
Treaty Advances Promote Partnerships	Winter 2004
Economic Development Around the Province	Fall 2004
Helping Neighbours Become Partners	Fall 2004
Talking Treaties - First Nations Leaders Share Their Experience	Fall 2004
First Nation Tourism Booming	Summer 2003
Treaty News in Your Area	Summer 2003
Improving Life Chances for First Nations Children	Spring 2003
Partnership Narrows Education Gap	Spring 2003
Why Canada Supports First Nations Economic Development	Spring 2003
A Look at Treaties in BC	Fall 2002
Act is Interim Step to Aboriginal Self Government	Fall 2002

Interior

Story	First Nation(s)	Date
St. Eugene Mission Resort: Pride of the Kootenays	Ktunaxa Nation	Winter 2009
Osoyoos Indian Band Raises the Bar in Aboriginal Tourism	Osoyoos Indian Band	Winter 2009
Little Shuswap Small Water Systems Operator wins “Operator of the Year” Award	Little Shuswap Indian Band	Summer 2008
Closing the Gap in Education - First Nations Students in Kamloops Are Achieving Greater Academic Success		Spring 2005
Westbank Self-Government Agreement To Benefit All	Westbank First Nation	Winter 2004
Nk'Mip Desert and Heritage Centre	Osoyoos Indian Band	Spring 2004
St. Mary's Indian Band proves native plants are good business	St. Mary's Indian Band	Spring 2004
Westbank Self-Government	Westbank First Nation	Spring 2004
Log Home Business Drawing International Attention	Coldwater, Cook's Ferry, Nooaitch, Siska	Spring 2003
St. Eugene Mission Transformed Into Deluxe Resort	Ktunaxa Kinbasket Tribal Council	Fall 2002

Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley

Story	First Nation(s)	Date
Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre: A Triumph of Architecture and First Nations Culture	Lil'wat Nation, Squamish Nation	Winter 2009
Language and Culture at the Forefront of New Stein Valley Nlakapamux School	Lytton First Nation	Fall 2009
Employment Programs At Sto:lo: Uplifting Spirits and Skills	Sto:lo Nation	Spring 2009
Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations share in the 2010 Winter Olympic Legacy	Musqueam First Nation, Tsleil-Waututh First Nation	Summer 2008
Pulling as a Team: First Nations and Local Governments Find Solutions Together	Mount Currie Band	Fall 2004
Seabird First Nation building a sustainable future	Seabird First Nation	Spring 2004
Lower Mainland close to getting its first treaty	Tsawwassen First Nation	Spring 2004
Whistler Cultural Centre to Draw Tourism	Lil'wat First Nations, Squamish First Nation	Summer 2003
Hydro Projects to Provide Economic and Environmental Benefits	Douglas First Nation, Lil'wat Nation	Spring 2003

North

Story	First Nation(s)	Date
Moricetown Water Treatment Operators Tap into Clear Solution	Moricetown	Summer 2009
Sustainable Forest Partnership Brings Jobs and Respect to Community	Cheslatta Carrier First Nation	Spring 2005
Yekooche's Pathway To Success	Yekooche	Winter 2004
Lheidli T'enneh One Step Closer to Treaty	Lheidli T'enneh	Summer 2003

North Coast

Story	First Nation(s)	Date
Students Thrive at Kitsumkalum Adult Learning Centre	Kitsumkalum	Winter 2009
A Community's Vision of the Future	Metlakatla First Nation	Summer 2009
Campbell River Indian Band posed to capture world-wide attention as it opens the first ever aboriginal-themed cruise ship port of call	Campbell River Indian Band	Summer 2007
Neighbours Partner on Wastewater Solutions	Old Massett Village Council	Winter 05/06
Haida Community Water Quality First Rate	Haida	Winter 05/06
Coastal First Nations Get on Board Cruise Ship Business	Campbell River, Tsimshian	Summer 2003

Vancouver Island/South Coast

Story	First Nation(s)	Date
The Sun Shines Brightly on T'Sou-ke First Nation	T'Sou-ke First Nation	Summer 2009
Snuneymuxw First Nation ‘Village' Helps Youth Enter Workforce	Snuneymuxw First Nation	Summer 2009
Ucluelet Housing Development Provides Homes and More...	Ucluelet First Nation	Spring 2009
Hesquiaht First Nation Place of Learning: Not Just a School	Hesquiaht First Nation	Spring 2009
Community Engagement takes many forms during T'Sou-ke First Nation's CCP	T'Sou-ke First Nation	Summer 2008
Trained and Certified Operators Key to Managing Water Systems	Hesquiaht First Nation	Winter 05/06
Pride of the Cowichan Tribes - Richard Peter Brings Home Paralympic Gold	Cowichan Tribes	Spring 2005
Hydro-Project Partnership Fuels Growth for Island Communities	Hupacasath First Nation	Spring 2005
Second and Third Treaty AIPs Win Approval	Maa-nulth First Nations, Sliammon First Nation	Winter 2004