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Videos

• B.C., Coast Salish Nations, Tribes Honour Salish Sea – On July 15, 2010, B.C., Washington State and Coast Salish Nations celebrated the naming of the waterway that stretches from the south end of Puget Sound in Washington State to Desolation Sound at the north end of the Strait of Georgia in B.C., including the Juan de Fuca Strait. Similar to the Great Lakes, this umbrella-name will not change names already in place.
• B.C., Haida Nation Restore Name 'Haida Gwaii' to Islands – Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation George Abbott joined with the Haida Nation Hereditary Chiefs and dignitaries for the Giving Back the Name With Respect Ceremony in Old Massett. At the ceremony the Haida Nation formally returned the name Queen Charlotte Islands and restored the name Haida Gwaii.
• Celebrating Four Host First Nations Day – Minister Abbott looks on as Premier Gordon Campbell reads the document proclaiming May 27th as Four Host First Nations Day. This day recognizes the accomplishments of the Four Host First Nations as hosts of the recently completed Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
• B.C., Haida Celebrate the Haida Gwaii Reconcilliation Act – April 29, 2010
  During a ceremony in Victoria, Hereditary Chiefs and dignitaries from the Haida Nation and the Province express their optimism following the introduction of provincial legislation to support shared decision making and officially restore the name Haida Gwaii to the Queen Charlotte Islands.
• B.C. congratulates Four Host First Nations – March 22, 2010
  The Province congratulates and thanks the Four Host First Nations – Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh – for their extraordinary efforts and achievements as hosts of the 2010 Winter and Paralympic Games.
• First Nations canoe celebrates Great Bear Rainforest – February 23, 2010
• B.C. and Haida Achieve Historic Reconciliation Protocol – December 11, 2009
• Reconciliation Protocol Benefits Coastal First Nations – December 10, 2009
• New Art Honours First Nations Culture – September 25, 2009
• First Nation Caps Clean Energy Success – July 17, 2009