By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The Okanagan Indian Band has received \u201cunanimous support\u201d from the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) in its push to protect the nation\u2019s watersheds from a gold mining operation. In a joint statement released Monday, the two groups said Indigenous leadership \u201cvoted unanimously\u201d in support of the First Nation\u2019s resolution opposing mining on its territories during UBCIC\u2019s annual general assembly last month. UBCIC is a political organization that represents more than 100 First Nations across B.C. The resolution \u2014 titled \u201cOpposition to Mining in Okanagan Indian Band Watersheds and Protection of syilx Water, Salmon, and Sacred Sites\u201d \u2014 calls for the protection of the Browns Creek and Whiteman Creek watersheds \u201cfrom proposed mining activity by Ximen Mining Corporation.\u201d \u201cThese areas lie… <\/p>\n
By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews The Okanagan Indian Band has received \u201cunanimous support\u201d from the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) in its push to protect the nation\u2019s watersheds from a gold mining operation. In a joint statement released Monday, the two groups said Indigenous leadership \u201cvoted unanimously\u201d in support of the First Nation\u2019s resolution opposing mining on its territories during UBCIC\u2019s annual general assembly last month. UBCIC is a political organization that represents more than 100 First Nations across B.C. The resolution \u2014 titled \u201cOpposition to Mining in Okanagan Indian Band Watersheds and Protection of syilx Water, Salmon, and Sacred Sites\u201d \u2014 calls for the protection of the Browns Creek and Whiteman Creek watersheds \u201cfrom proposed mining activity by Ximen Mining Corporation.\u201d \u201cThese areas lie... <\/p>\n