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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. \u2014 Charlie Lake\u2019s national historical site has taken home an award for being an outstanding Indigenous experience. Last month, Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society was on the shortlist for nominations for \u2018Indigenous operator or experience\u2019 in industry awards presented by the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC). The announcement of its win came during TIABC\u2019s 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 \u2013 Doig River First Nation (DRFN), Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) and West Moberly First Nations (WMFN) \u2013 in 2012. President of the Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society, Garry Oker, spoke to Energeticcity.ca about being… <\/p>\n

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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca CHARLIE LAKE, B.C. \u2014 Charlie Lake\u2019s national historical site has taken home an award for being an outstanding Indigenous experience. Last month, Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society was on the shortlist for nominations for \u2018Indigenous operator or experience\u2019 in industry awards presented by the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC). The announcement of its win came during TIABC\u2019s 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 \u2013 Doig River First Nation (DRFN), Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) and West Moberly First Nations (WMFN) \u2013 in 2012. President of the Tse\u2019k\u2019wa Heritage Society, Garry Oker, spoke to Energeticcity.ca about being... <\/p>\n

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