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National Indigenous News April 15 · National Indigenous Newscasts

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  SPEAKER_00: This is a look at your national indigenous news.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Daryl Stranger.
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  SPEAKER_00: A First Nation in British Columbia is one step closer to a fully ratified treaty after the province tabled implementation legislation Tuesday, about 30 years after negotiations began.
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  SPEAKER_00: The treaty would confirm Comax First Nation ownership of about 3,442 hectares of land scattered around Vancouver Island with an additional 1,592 hectares available for purchase from the province over time.
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  SPEAKER_00: The document would replace an Indian Act imposed banned administration with a government authority for all COMOX members and give the First Nation of about 350 members the ability to make laws around issues including taxation, child protective services, and the administration of justice.
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  SPEAKER_00: The treaty sets out a process to co-develop shared decision-making agreements on several topics, including stewardship of wildlife, parks, fish, and water, and includes plans for two public tribal parks, one made up of three small islands off of Denman Island, and the second in the Wildwood Forest.
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  SPEAKER_00: The treaty was ratified by First Nation members in March of 2025 and needs to be ratified by the federal government next to become legally binding, with government documents suggesting 2028 would be the earliest possible effective date.
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  SPEAKER_00: It would make the Comacs First Nation the eighth First Nation in BC to have a modern treaty.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once the treaty is fully ratified, it comes with a$56 million one-time federal transfer payment as well as ongoing funding for self-government.
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  SPEAKER_00: A local Youth on the Land program is empowering Red Deer Alberta youth through culture and community.
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  SPEAKER_00: Daniel Barker Tromblay has more.
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  SPEAKER_01: So I guess I can sum up this program in just a couple of things.
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  SPEAKER_01: We like to look at removing some things from the youth, right?
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  SPEAKER_01: Like fear, anxiety, these types of things.
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  SPEAKER_01: And instead, uh we we want to fill them with confidence, value, positivity, good feelings, and we like to do that with cultural connection and identity, with land-based skills.
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  SPEAKER_01: So that's why it's youth on the land.
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  SPEAKER_01: We do a lot of stuff on the land.
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  SPEAKER_02: In Red Deer, I'm Daniel Barker Tromble.
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  SPEAKER_00: The federal government is sending help to a First Nation in Manitoba as it faces calls from the community and the province to mobilize troops to prepare for the threat of devastating floods.
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  SPEAKER_00: Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Oshewski says she approved the deployment of humanitarian personnel to Pegwas First Nation, located along the Fisher River north of Winnipeg.
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  SPEAKER_00: The province's spring flood outlook indicates the Interlake region, which Pegwas is part of, is at risk of flooding due to a large accumulation of snow, a delayed melt, and an increased likelihood of rapid spring runoff.
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  SPEAKER_00: The First Nation has been advised that if conditions remain unfavorable, it could see water levels similar to the 2022 flood, considered one of the worst in the community and one that led to thousands being displaced and severe infrastructure damage.
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  SPEAKER_00: Work has already started on breaking up ice along the river and with sandbagging, but recent snowfall and cooler temperatures have hampered efforts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pegua's chief Stan Bird wants the Canadian Armed Forces to provide technical support as the community prepares for the floodwaters.
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  SPEAKER_00: Public Safety Canada said personnel will complete an assessment and additional resources could be deployed later on.
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  SPEAKER_00: A team of former military members and first responders from the nonprofit Team Rubicon are expected to provide aid in the community, and the province has been working on additional prevention measures, including allocating$1 million to PEGWAS to pay some of the costs.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a look at your national Indigenous News.