Implementation of Bill S-3, eliminating sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act, long overdue
For Immediate Release: August 16, 2019 Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – The First...
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Nearly $200 million transferred to new First Nations revenue-sharing body
For Immediate Release – August 12, 2019 VICTORIA – This month, eligible First Nations in...
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Leadership Council Welcomes Declaration of Global Climate Emergency Issued By AFN
July 24, 2019 – (Wəlastəkwiyik (Maliseet) Territory, Fredericton, NB – July 24, 2019) – The...
Read MoreFraser River Salmon State of Emergency: BC First Nations urge swift action to save Fraser River salmon runs at risk due to Big Bar rockslide
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver) BC First Nations are expressing grave concern over the possibility of significant...
Read MoreIndigenous human rights advocates horrified that handful of Senators blocked Bill C-262
Statement from The Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples – June 26, 2019...
Read MoreFirst 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...
Read MoreFNLC 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 MoreDeath of Bill C-262 a clear step backwards for reconciliation
Coast Salish Traditional Territory/Vancouver: The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) consisting of the executive members...
Read MoreProject approval illustrates need for passage of UN Declaration Implementation Act (Bill C-262)
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – The First Nations Summit is disappointed with today’s...
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 MoreHyperbole and misrepresentation must not prevent Senate passing Bill C-262
Statement from The Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples – June 11, 2019...
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...
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