On Saturday, Martha Martin released the ashes of her children Chantel Moore and Mike Martin into the Somass River, a favourite place of both siblings. What has changed since Chantel was shot five times by police? Not enough, writes Judith Sayers (Kekinusuqs). Judith is from the Hupacasath First Nation in Port Alberni, B.C. She is president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. Published Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/06/06/Three-Years-No-Justice-Chantel-Moore/

Canada’s need for farriers is outpacing the number of workers with the specialized skill. This two-week pilot program for Indigenous students teaches centuries-old skills that have been used wherever humans and horses worked together. Chris Keam reports. Chris is a freelance writer living in the South Cariboo. Published Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Solutions/2023/06/06/Training-New-Indigenous-Farriers/

“I shouldn’t have done it.” Cpl. Bill Larsen blamed his inexperience as a junior officer for his choice in asking Beverly Abraham to take a polygraph in July 2012 after she reported sexual abuse at a local Burns Lake school. Amanda Follett Hosgood's latest report on the Burns Lake tribunal. Amanda is The Tyee's northern B.C. reporter. Published Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/06/RCMP-Testifies-Burns-Lake-Investigation/

An empty playing field unhealthy both for the parties and public: Andrew MacLeod reflects on the troubling lack of candidates for the recently vacant Langford-Juan de Fuca on Vancouver Island and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA jobs. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Monday, June 5, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/06/05/Why-People-Not-Fighting-Become-MLAs/

“Mental health is key.” When extreme weather events upend lives, empowering survivors to shape their futures — individually and collectively — can help them cope. But slow-moving officials and poor comms has made that all the more difficult. Francesca Fionda reports. Francesca is an investigative reporter and regular contributor at The Tyee. Published Monday, June 5, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/05/What-Climate-Disaster-Survivors-Need-To-Heal/

Not Democrats, not Republicans, but some secret third thing: How the No Labels movement wants to see America push back to a golden age — or at least, an orange one. Steve Burgess, The Tyee's spin doctor, writes. Published Monday, June 5, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/06/05/Please-Advise-Trump-Again/

Sounds like our readers are tired of bad-faith yelling on the internet these days. Us too. So as a non-profit newsroom, we have just one ask: Help us reach our spring fundraising goal, and get more of the stories you told us are important to you. By Jeanette Ageson and David Beers. Jeanette is The Tyee's publisher. David is The Tyee's editor-in-chief. Published Monday, June 5, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2023/06/05/Conversations-We-Need-You-Told-Us/

In May 2022, a tailings pond at Imperial’s Kearl Lake facility started leaking waste into groundwater, affecting many First Nations unknowingly for almost a year. The great Canadian scientist who tried to stop events like this, writes Andrew Nikiforuk. Andrew is a Tyee contributing editor. Published Monday, June 5, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/06/05/Cleaner-Oilsands-Lie/

“The future is Indigenous.” Kickstart summer and Indigenous History Month with the 22nd annual, one-of-a-kind event bringing together Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer artists for multidisciplinary showcases. Learn more here. By Full Circle. Published Friday, June 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2023/06/02/Talking-Stick-Fest-Summer-Kickoff/

“I dreamed of becoming an artist, model or business owner. Looking back at my school records, I don’t recall having space to imagine living out any dream.” An excerpt of Angela Sterritt’s “Unbroken,” out today. Angela Sterritt is an award-winning investigative journalist and author from the Gitanmaax community of the Gitxsan Nation on her father’s side and from Bell Island, Newfoundland, on her mother’s side. Published Friday, June 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/06/02/Place-Maple-Trees/