Jackie McKay

Reporter

Jackie McKay is a Métis journalist working for CBC Indigenous covering B.C. She was a reporter for CBC North for more than five years spending the majority of her time in Nunavut. McKay has also worked in Whitehorse, Thunder Bay, and Yellowknife.

Latest from Jackie McKay

Guardian pulls kids from Vancouver school, saying school staff failed to deal with bullying

Advocacy organization Inclusion B.C. says about half of their calls are related to barriers to accessing inclusive education.

Ahousaht First Nation wins change to limit sales of hard liquor in Tofino, B.C.

As of Tuesday, there are limits on the number of bottles of spirits a person can buy at the B.C. Liquor store in Tofino, a move that leaders of the Ahousaht First Nation were pushing for. 

RCMP officer says he was told not to take notes during enforcement at Wet'suwet'en blockade

B.C. Supreme Court has finished hearing evidence in Smithers, B.C., in an abuse of process application for three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline.

RCMP officer says cultural items removed from Wet'suwet'en blockade members seen as safety risks

An RCMP officer told court in Smithers, B.C., Tuesday it's common practice to remove cultural items from people when they're being processed into custody. 

Defence questions reliability of RCMP officer's report on Wet'suwet'en Coastal GasLink blockade

A lawyer representing three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline questioned whether an RCMP officer's report on an encounter with blockade members was reliable, on Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in Smithers.

Participants in Indigenous cultural exchange program to New Zealand feel 'scammed'

What many thought was a dream opportunity for Indigenous youth from Canada to participate in cultural exchange with local Māori communities in New Zealand turned into what one participant describes as a "nightmare."

45 First Nations denounce group claiming to represent B.C. Métis

Chiefs and councillors from 45 Coast Salish First Nations have signed a statement in opposition to the B.C. Métis Federation, which has filed a lawsuit against the Government of Canada for its ongoing refusal to recognize it as representative of Métis people in the province.

14 First Nations on Vancouver Island declare state of emergency

Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council is calling for urgent support from governments to stop preventable deaths in the 14 First Nations it represents.

Lawyer argues pipeline opponents' charter rights breached during arrests

A lawyer representing three people arrested for blocking construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline on Wet'suwet'en territory told court Wednesday that police mocking them during the arrests was a violation of their charter rights.

Kanien'kehá:ka man on why he joined B.C. pipeline blockade

Corey Jocko, who is Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) from Akwesasne, said he travelled to Wet'suwet'en territory alone after he was arrested in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ont., during the Shut Down Canada movement.