First Nations Summit re-elects Executive

Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – Grand Chief Edward John (Akile Ch’oh), Cheryl Casimer and Robert Phillips...

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First Nations Summit reacts to continued unsatisfactory treaty offers to First Nations

Vancouver, BC — Another First Nation is dissatisfied with a treaty offer tabled by the...

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First Nations Resolute they will Reform Indigenous Child Welfare in BC

Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – First Nations leadership and child-serving organizations gathered over the...

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Federal Government must reject National Energy Board decision to conditionally approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project

Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – Leaders of the First Nations Summit are calling...

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Province Ignores First Nations on Children and Families

(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) condemns the Province’s unilateral announcement today...

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International Indigenous Representatives gather for 10th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York – More than one thousand indigenous representatives from...

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First Nations Leadership Council Supports Paige’s Story Report

(COAST SALISH TRADITIONALTERRITORY / VANCOUVER – May 14, 2015) – The BC Assembly of First...

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First Nations Summit Commends Federal Liberal Government for decision to become a “full supporter” of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – Leaders of the First Nations Summit are commending the federal...

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BC Hydro takes appalling position on UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – First Nations Summit (FNS) leaders call on BC Hydro to...

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First Nations Summit commends Royal Winnipeg Ballet for important contribution to reconciliation

Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – First Nations Summit (FNS) leaders are commending the Royal Winnipeg...

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First Nations Summit congratulates Tla’amin First Nation on the effective date of the Tla’amin final agreement

Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – The First Nations Summit (FNS) congratulates Tla’amin First Nation on...

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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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