UN Special Rapporteur Releases Report on the situation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver) Today, Dr. James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of...
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Statement of the First Nations Summit on the Resignation of National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – On Friday we were informed by National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo...
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First Nations Leadership Council shocked by BC’s move to bypass environmental review requirements
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – The BC First Nations Leadership Council (BC Assembly of...
Read MoreAn Open Letter from the First Nations Summit to Hon. Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver) — The First Nations Summit today released the attached open letter...
Read MoreFirst Nation Summit congratulates Tla'amin First Nation
Coast Salish Territory/ Vancouver, BC – The First Nations Summit congratulates the Tla’amin First Nation...
Read MoreFederal government gets it right; Prosperity Mine rejection a win for First Nations and a win for the Environment
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – First Nations leaders are pleased with yesterday’s decision by the federal...
Read MoreBC First Nations shocked and saddened by murder of Inuit Woman
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – BC First Nations leaders are shocked and saddened by the brutal...
Read MoreFirst Nations remain steadfastly opposed to Proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – Leaders of the First Nations Summit and Union...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit Comments on Release of Eyford Report
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – First Nations Summit leaders are encouraged by the recommendations...
Read MoreGovernments must address disproportionate poverty rates of First Nations children in BC
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – First Nations Summit leaders are once again calling on...
Read MoreSupreme Court of Canada hearing landmark aboriginal title case Thursday: First Nations Summit intervening in support of Tsilhqot’in Nation
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – First Nations Summit leaders are in Ottawa this week...
Read More2nd Federal Panel gets it right again: Proposed New Prosperity Mine, an environmental and cultural disaster in the waiting
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – The First Nations Summit is once again urging the federal government...
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