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Descrease article font size Increase article font size More opportunities for Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs in B.C. will soon be made available, according to the province. The government announced Saturday that it has allocated nearly $2.3 million to be added to the B.C. Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund (ICBF).The fund’s goal is to increase Indigenous participation within B.C.’s cannabis industry. Read more: Indigenous leaders in B.C. call on government to change cannabis laws “I commend the province for enhancing its support of First Nations cannabis-related economic development through the ICBF,” said Regional Chief Terry Teegee with the BC Assembly of First Nations.“This fund is one example of h...

Another big cultural festival, the Nisga’a Nation’s new year celebrations named Hoobiyee, has made a comeback after two years of pandemic cancellations. First Nations from across B.C. are in Vancouver at the PNE Forum for the two-day celebration. Read more: Thousands of Indigenous people in B.C. are learning their languages: study “It’s a tradition brought back to life not once but twice in the last thirty years,” said Sayt Dakhl (Beverly Azak), a Nisga’a Knowledge Keeper.A Nisga’a soup containing fish was prepared on Thursday to serve more than a thousand people.“They say when you are eating, you are ingesting the knowledge. You’re ingesting it and it’s feeding you,” Dakhl said. Story continues below advertisement COVID-19 put a ...

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$2.3 million in support for Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs in B.C.

Nisga’a Nation Hoobiyee back for 2023 at Vancouver’s PNE Forum