By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter IndigiNews After wrapping up a long and sometimes frustrating four years of talks to regain child welfare rights in his community, Sts’ailes Grand Chief William Charlie felt a weight lift off his shoulders. “People have told me I look much better this week,” Charlie, who is chief executive officer of Sts’ailes First Nation, told IndigiNews in an interview earlier this month. On Sept. 3, Sts’ailes signed a co-ordination agreement with “Canada” and “British Columbia,”  supporting the First Nation’s inherent rights to care for its children and families through its own law — Snowoyelh te Emi:melh te Sts’ailes. Siyam te Sts’ailes (Sts’ailes leadership) signed the agreement along with Patty Hajdu, federal minister of Indigenous Services, and Grace Lore, the province’s minister of Children and

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