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Students on Ice expedition brings the classroom to the polar regions

Geoff Green is sporting a healthy tan and looking surprisingly relaxed at an early August reception at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. True, he has just come off…

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Mom2Mom program gives a helping hand to mothers living in poverty

A Vancouver program pairs a volunteer mother with mothers who are living in poverty, to offer support, guidance and friendship.

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Young Indigenous women have potential to succeed, despite the damning statistics

Seventeen-year-old Jacoby Macdonald wants to smash the stigma of young Indigenous women…

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Former Hells Angel says early intervention key to curbing youth gun violence

‘If we have less kids getting actively involved in that lifestyle, we will have … less gangsters with guns’

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Researchers gave thousands of dollars to homeless people. The results defied stereotypes.

You’ve heard this refrain before — giving money to homeless people is…

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A Vision for the Future: K’odi Nelson of the Nawalakw Lodge and Healing Village

An ambitious social venture will support healing in the Kwakwaka’wakw community, fostering wellness and cultural resiliency, while offering visitors the chance to immerse themselves in the history and geography of…

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Nawalakw Healing Society and Culture Project: Embarking on a Journey of Cultural and Language Revitalization

DZAWADA’ENUXW NATION, KWIKWASUT’INUXW HAXWA’MIS NATION At Hada River estuary, in the heart of…

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A Heiltsuk Guide to Authentic Wellness

When the Heiltsuk people had the opportunity to build a wellness centre in their territory, they turned to their own people and their own culture to define what the word…

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‘What Do We Need to Be Well?’ A First Nation Provides Its Own Answer

The Haíɫzaqv have built a stunning new health and wellness centre near…

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Building a Trust-Based Philanthropy to Shift Power Back to Communities

To realize the deep systemic change that America is demanding, philanthropy must reorganize to build and demonstrate a trust-based culture, invest in community leadership capacity-building, and open up decision-making and…

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Herowork Radical Renovations With Paul Latour

Charity work is already a noble move. Rescuing charities takes nobility up a notch. Today, Douglas Nelson talks to Paul Latour, a motivational speaker and the creator of HeroWork Society, a program…

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Urban Horse Project Gets Back in the Ring

IT’S THE BEGINNING of September, and at Vancouver’s Southlands Riding Club, a…

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