The Montney Reserve, famous for oil and gas, represents a conflict that resulted in a lengthy legal battle for land and Treaty rights following a complicated history between Canada and Indigenous people.
The Treaty 3 First Nation of Grassy Narrows gathered to celebrate 20 years of a blockade that has stopped clear-cut logging in their traditional territory. But as they celebrate, they worry that logging and mining may resume on the lands they call home.
Church-run schools for Indigenous children were created in Canada in the 1600s. In 1883, the Canadian government funded and helped establish more church-run sch.