Leadership Council Welcomes Declaration of Global Climate Emergency Issued By AFN
July 24, 2019 – (Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet) Territory, Fredericton, NB – July 24, 2019) – The...
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First Nations Leadership Council Welcomes the Passage of Rights Affirming Indigenous Child Welfare Legislation
JUNE 24, 2019 Coast Salish Traditional Territory/Vancouver: The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is pleased...
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FNLC Celebrates the Passing of Bill C-91, An Act Respecting Indigenous Languages
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – June 28, 2018) Today, Canada’s Governor General provided Bill C-91, An...
Read More17 June 2019 – Open Letter to Parliamentarians: Stalling on Bills C-262 and C-337 undermines Canada’s democratic process, jeopardizes reconciliation and fails to protect human rights
A unanimous motion of the 338-member House of Commons said that two bills currently before...
Read MoreConservative Senators’ Filibustering Threatens the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and the BC Federation of Labour...
Read MoreImmediate action must be taken to stop the genocide
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – Leaders of the First Nations Summit (FNS) are calling on the...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit cautiously optimistic regarding Indigenous investments in Federal Budget 2019
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – The First Nations Summit (FNS) leadership is encouraged...
Read MoreFIRST NATIONS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WELCOMES BILL C-92: AN ACT RESPECTING FIRST NATIONS, INUIT, AND MÉTIS CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
(Musqueam Territory, Vancouver, BC – March 1, 2018) – The BC First Nations Leadership Council...
Read MoreComment: Indigenous languages are central to culture and survival – GRAND CHIEF EDWARD JOHN (AKILE CH’OH) and TRACEY HERBERT / Times Colonist
On Thursday, we celebrated International Mother Language Day to recognize the importance of language diversity...
Read MoreUN International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019 shines a spotlight on the fight to save and preserve Indigenous languages in BC and across Canada
Coast Salish Traditional Territory/Vancouver: Today, representatives from the First Nations Leadership Council and the First...
Read MoreFNLC DEMANDS OVERHAUL OF SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
On Monday Dec.10, the Representative for Children and Youth released the report Alone and Afraid:...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit congratulates AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde on his re-election
The First Nations Summit (FNS) Executive congratulates Perry Bellegarde on his re-election as National Chief...
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