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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. \u2014 A local historical site with roots dating back to the Ice Age has been shortlisted for a top honour for Indigenous tourist destinations. Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society\u2019s national historic site in Charlie Lake has been shortlisted for the honour by the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) in the \u2018Indigenous operator or experience\u2019 category. Also known as the Charlie Lake cave, the site has been owned by three northeast B.C. First Nations \u2013 Doig River First Nation (DRFN), Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) and West Moberly First Nations (WMFN) \u2013 since 2012. The cave is one of the only national historic sites in Canada to be owned by the Indigenous community, and has been a gathering site for the… <\/p>\n

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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. \u2014 A local historical site with roots dating back to the Ice Age has been shortlisted for a top honour for Indigenous tourist destinations. Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society\u2019s national historic site in Charlie Lake has been shortlisted for the honour by the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) in the \u2018Indigenous operator or experience\u2019 category. Also known as the Charlie Lake cave, the site has been owned by three northeast B.C. First Nations \u2013 Doig River First Nation (DRFN), Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) and West Moberly First Nations (WMFN) \u2013 since 2012. The cave is one of the only national historic sites in Canada to be owned by the Indigenous community, and has been a gathering site for the... <\/p>\n

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