By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. — Charlie Lake’s national historical site has taken home an award for being an outstanding Indigenous experience. Last month, Tse’k’wa Heritage Society was on the shortlist for nominations for ‘Indigenous operator or experience’ in industry awards presented by the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC). The announcement of its win came during TIABC’s conference, which took place from March 4th to 6th in Kelowna. The site, which is one of the only Indigenous-owned and operated heritage sites in Canada, was purchased by three Treaty 8 nations – Doig River First Nation (DRFN), Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) and West Moberly First Nations (WMFN) – in 2012. President of the Tse’k’wa Heritage Society, Garry Oker, spoke to Energeticcity.ca about being…
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