Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 17

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of British Columbia"

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March 30, 2023


Parents win battle to have son’s Kwak̓wala name on his B.C. birth certificate

Crystal Smith took fight to recognize λugʷaləs K’ala’ask Shaw’s name to B.C. Supreme Court Anna McKenzie · LJI Reporter · Posted: Mar 30, 2023 1:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 30 CBC News: After 13 months of fighting, the parents of λugʷaləs K’ala’ask Shaw have received a birth certificate that accurately represents the spelling of his name. It’s...

December 9, 2022


Opinion: Can’t read c̓aləχʷəlenəx? For Indigenous Canadians, that’s a point of pride.

Washington Post: By J.J. McCullough, Global Opinions contributing columnist Is being forced to use the English alphabet to communicate basic information about yourself a form of cultural oppression? In Canada, this is a question that seems to be popping up more and more as Indigenous citizens — and in some cases, citizens of other non-European backgrounds...

May 26, 2022


Bill M209 proposes useing Indigenous characters, symbols on B.C. IDs

Chemainus Valley Courier: Emme Abbs, a Grade 12 student in Golden, has inspired Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Doug Clovechok to introduce a private member’s bill that would allow Indigenous language characters on birth certificates, adoption papers and pieces of government identification in B.C. Clovechok says a letter that she wrote him is what led him to...

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