Statement following the sixth annual B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering
XʷMƏΘKʷƏY̓ƏM (MUSQUEAM), SḴWX̱WÚ7MESH (SQUAMISH) AND SƏL̓ILWƏTAʔɬ/SEL̓ÍLWITULH (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES /VANCOUVER – Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous...
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B.C., First Nations’ leadership celebrate progress on reconciliation commitments
XʷMƏΘKʷƏY̓ƏM (MUSQUEAM), SḴWX̱WÚ7MESH (SQUAMISH) AND SƏL̓ILWƏTAʔɬ/SEL̓ÍLWITULH (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES /VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s cabinet ministers and...
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Reconciliation legislation fosters greater economic certainty
VICTORIA – Legislation introduced today by the provincial government will move the province forward with...
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VICTORIA – Legislation introduced Oct. 24, 2019, creates a path forward to recognize and uphold...
Read MoreBC Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Legislation introduced Oct. 24, 2019 creates a path forward to recognize and uphold the human...
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September 18, 2019 Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – The First Nations Summit is joining Huu-ay-aht First...
Read MoreFirst Nations Leadership Council recognizes the cessation of “Birth Alerts” as first step of many to end the traumatizing practice of hospital removals
September 16, 2019 Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Territories/Vancouver: The First Nations Leadership...
Read MoreFNS, Canada and BC welcome new BC-specific policy
We are pleased to announce that the Recognition and Reconciliation of Rights Policy for Treaty...
Read MoreCanada, British Columbia and the First Nations Summit welcome new BC-specific policy to support treaty negotiations in BC
September 5, 2019 — Victoria, BC — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada British...
Read MoreNearly $200 million transferred to new First Nations revenue-sharing body
For Immediate Release – August 12, 2019 VICTORIA – This month, eligible First Nations in...
Read MoreFirst Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) saddened by death of former Indigenous Youth Intern in air disaster
Coast Salish Traditional Territory/Vancouver: The First Nations Leadership Council is very saddened to hear of...
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:...
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