
Indigenous Peoples Must be Partners in Canada’s Climate Change Discussions
“Indigenous peoples have known for thousands of years how to care for our planet. The...
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Sunny Ways, Not Global Warming
Coast Salish Traditional Territory (Vancouver) – Last December in Paris, France, Prime Minister Trudeau stated...
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BC First Nations Applaud Canadian Human Rights Tribunal: Federal Government must take immediate action to address inequalities in First Nations Child and Family Funding
Coast Salish Traditional Territory (Vancouver) – First Nations Summit leaders are applauding today’s decision by...
Read MoreRenewed calls for Public Inquiry on the Anniversary of Babine Sawmill Explosion
Vancouver – The following is a joint statement from the United Steelworkers, the BC Federation...
Read MoreAn Open Letter from the First Nations Leadership Council to Premier Christy Clark regarding the release of the Plecas Report
FIRST NATIONS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL For Immediate release: December 14, 2015 An Open Letter from the...
Read MoreAboriginal Education Audit Shows Need for Increased Accountability in Public Education System, Says First Nations Leadership
For Immediate Release November 5, 2015 Aboriginal Education Audit Shows Need for Increased Accountability in...
Read MoreCoalition on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Demands Provincial Accountability for Deleted Emails regarding Highway of Tears
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C.- October 27, 2015) A Coalition on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women...
Read MoreBridge River Indian Band Tragedy
Bridge River Indian Band Tragedy (Xwisten/Bridge River, B.C. – October 16, 2015) On Wednesday October...
Read MoreMinistry of Children and Families misguided in decision to appeal BC Supreme Court decision
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – The First Nations Summit (FNS) is deeply disappointed in the...
Read MoreGathering For B.C. Families of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
VANCOUVER – B.C. and Aboriginal leadership partners have agreed to jointly plan and host a...
Read MoreTruth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report and Closing
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – Today Justice Murray Sinclair provided the Truth and Reconciliation...
Read MoreAll Chiefs Task Force on Children and Families calls for an All Chiefs Meeting on Children and Families pending Human Rights Tribunal Ruling on First Nations Child Welfare
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC, May 1, 2015)‐The All Chiefs Task Force on Children and Families...
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