By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 Community members, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, gathered at Treaty 8 offices in Fort St. John to send out a profound message in response to the hateful racist graffiti left on the building\u2019s south wall last winter. In February, the wall was vandalized with profanities and swastikas, prompting an RCMP investigation into the incident. The Treaty 8 Tribal Association gathered with supporters for \u2018Our Story, Our Wall,\u2019 an event on July 7th to mark the beginning of a mural painted by Indigenous artist Alisa Froh. Garry Oker and Trail Acko were on hand as part of the Doig River Drummers, alongside representatives from the Indian Residential School Survivors Society and sponsor R360 Environmental Solutions Canada. Froh, a member… <\/p>\n
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 Community members, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, gathered at Treaty 8 offices in Fort St. John to send out a profound message in response to the hateful racist graffiti left on the building\u2019s south wall last winter. In February, the wall was vandalized with profanities and swastikas, prompting an RCMP investigation into the incident. The Treaty 8 Tribal Association gathered with supporters for \u2018Our Story, Our Wall,\u2019 an event on July 7th to mark the beginning of a mural painted by Indigenous artist Alisa Froh. Garry Oker and Trail Acko were on hand as part of the Doig River Drummers, alongside representatives from the Indian Residential School Survivors Society and sponsor R360 Environmental Solutions Canada. Froh, a member... <\/p>\n