Death of Youth in Care Sparks Calls by First Nations Leadership and Advocates for Immediate Action
September 29, 2020 ((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – Date) Regional and...
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First Nations Summit voices support for Mi’kmaq and condemns non-indigenous protests
September 19, 2020 Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/ Vancouver, BC) – The First...
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The First Nations Leadership Council mourns the passing of Ronald “Bud” Sparrow, Indigenous rights defendant
September 15, 2020 (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...
Read MoreAnniversary of the Global Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: National Implementation More Urgent than Ever
September 11, 2020 The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted...
Read Moreoverdose-awareness-day-2020
The First Nations Summit (FNS) solemnly marks International Overdose Awareness Day and calls on governments...
Read MoreFirst Nations leaders mark International Overdose Awareness Day and call for more action to address BC’s overdose crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 31, 2020 (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC) —...
Read MoreMourning Dr. Joseph Gosnell
The First Nations Summit (FNS) executive is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Joseph...
Read MoreFirst Nations Leadership Council requests that BC withdraw Bill 17 – Clean Energy Amendment Act (2020)
July 24, 2020 (Xʷmәθkʷәy̓әm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and sәl̓ilwәtaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) — The First Nations...
Read MoreFNLC Statement on Connor Sutton and Anti-Indigenous Racism in BC’s Health-Care System
July 22, 2020 (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.): The First Nations Leadership...
Read MoreFirst Nations Leadership Council Statement on Class Action Settlement Agreement for Victims of Robert Riley Saunders
July 15, 2020 (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.): The First Nations Leadership...
Read MoreFNLC calls for an end to open-net pen salmon farming in British Columbia
June 25, 2020 (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) — The First Nations...
Read MoreFirst Nations leadership outraged by racist behavior of ER doctors and staff
(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) — The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC)...
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