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Jackie McKay

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Jackie McKay is a Métis journalist working for CBC Indigenous covering B.C. She was a reporter for CBC North for more than five years spending the majority of her time in Nunavut. McKay has also worked in Whitehorse, Thunder Bay, and Yellowknife.

    Latest from Jackie McKay

    First Nations leaders in B.C. call for Conservatives to drop candidate Aaron Gunn

    Social media comments made by North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn have resurfaced, sparking outrage from First Nations leaders.
    Indigenous

    Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation repatriates more than 100 cultural items from New York museum

    Items taken from Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation in the early 1900s will return home to Vancouver Island Monday from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
    Indigenous

    B.C. to open new beds for Indigenous women with addiction, mental health needs

    The complex-care housing program in Surrey will support women with specific needs and connect them around the clock with mental health care, substance use treatment and counselling.
    Indigenous

    First Nations leaders in B.C. lay out their priorities in the federal election

    The full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is top of mind for some First Nations leaders in B.C. as federal election campaigns are underway. 
    Indigenous

    New Indigenous Justice Strategy aims to address overincarceration of Indigenous people

    Indigenous justice experts are welcoming Canada's new Indigenous Justice Strategy, but some are disappointed at its lack of concrete next steps.
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    Wet'suwet'en leader wants accountability from RCMP after judge finds Charter rights breached

    A Wet'suwet'en leader who will have her sentence reduced after a judge found RCMP breached her Charter rights during her arrest at a pipeline blockade says it doesn't feel like justice was served.
    Indigenous

    Judge finds RCMP breached Charter rights during arrests at Wet'suwet'en pipeline blockade

    A B.C. judge says police breached the Charter rights of three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline, and they will receive a reduction in their sentences because of that.
    Indigenous

    Houses rescued from demolition are shíshálh Nation's 1st new homes in 10 years

    Shíshálh Nation barged 10 houses from Port Moody, B.C., last year, saving them from demolition. Those homes are now nearly ready for families to move into.
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    Former Métis Nation of Alberta president testifies about dysfunction at national council

    The former president of the Métis Nation of Alberta testified in Ontario court last week on how disagreement between provincial organizations began affecting operations of the Métis Nation Council.
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    Some First Nations people critical of Justin Trudeau's commitment to reconciliation

    Some Indigenous people reacted to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement this week that he would resign once the Liberals select a successor by praising him for his commitment to reconciliation, but others are pointing to unkept promises.
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