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Episode 1 of#END2NDGEN explores the ongoing impacts of the second-generation cut-off under the Indian Act. First Nations leaders, advocates, and community members discuss how these rules affect status, identity, belonging, and future generations. The episode highlights the continued call to end longstanding discrimination in Indian status registration and create change for generations to come.
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Published On: August 7th, 2026We are honoured to present the 2025-26 Annual Service Report. This report highlights the key activities of the Lyackson Leadership and the operations of the Lyackson Administration Office throughout the fiscal year. The Huy’wu’qw and Council have provided summaries of the many responsibilities
Published On: July 30th, 2026Huy’wu’qw Laxele’wuts’aat (Hereditary Chief) Shana Thomas on Chek News. Concerns regarding the lack of Indigenous consultation on a recent pipeline plan continue as the province celebrates the federal-provincial tanker ban agreement. “I hope the province recognizes that they can’t stand out and celebrate
Published On: July 21st, 2026"First Nations cannot be expected to continually, quietly absorb colonial violence … while we act as though it's all for the good of the economy." — Huy’wu’qw Laxele’wuts’aat (Hereditary Chief) Shana Thomas Recently, Huy’wu’qw Laxele’wuts’aat (Hereditary Chief) Shana Thomas attended the AFN General
Published On: July 21st, 2026Huy’wu’qw Laxele’wuts’aat (Hereditary Chief) Shana Thomas at the AFN General Assembly Featured on the Globe and Mail, the assembly focussed on how recent developments in major projects could impact reconciliation. “I think everything that our people face every single day is important, but
Published On: July 21st, 2026“There is no longer a question about whether our Rights exist. The courts have been really clear and have repeatedly affirmed our inherent Rights and Title.” Recently, Huy’wu’qw Laxele’wuts’aat (Hereditary Chief) Shana Thomas attended the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) General Assembly to
Published On: July 21st, 2026Huy’wu’qw Laxele’wuts’aat (Hereditary Chief) Shana Thomas at the AFN General Assembly “I want to encourage us to exercise one of the fundamental teachings and principles that we all share in common, and that’s the principle of discipline.” — Huy’wu’qw Laxele’wuts’aat (Hereditary Chief) Shana