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First Nations Leadership Council Urges Ongoing Engagement and Support on Transformation of the Heritage Conservation Act

September 24, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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First Nations Leadership Council Calls on the Province to Obtain Free, Prior and Informed Consent Before Granting Land Tenures

September 16, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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Comments of Premier David Eby counterproductive to true, lasting reconciliation

September 8, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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FNLC Expresses Profound Disappointment with the Passage of Bills 14 and 15

May 29, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) Last night, the...

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First Nations Leadership Council & Union of BC Municipalities call for withdrawal of Bill 15

May 22, 2025 ((xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil- Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.)) The First Nations...

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Kill the Bill: First Nations Call on B.C. Government to Immediately Withdraw Bill 14 and Bill 15

May 15, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) This morning the First...

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FNLC Questions Regressive, Conflated Infrastructure Projects Act; Alarmed by Province’s Backsliding on Reconciliation Efforts

May 6, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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FNLC Responds to Dallas Brodie’s False Accusation and Joins Calls for CPC to Drop Candidate Aaron Gunn for Residential School Denialism

April 3, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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FNLC Denounces President Trump’s Since-Postponed Imposition of Tariffs; Demands any Response Respect First Nations’ Title and Rights

February 6, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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January 20, 2025 Standing With Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations in Upholding the Process of Legislative...

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FNLC Extremely Disappointed with Mineral Claim Consultation Framework, Calls for Redoubling of Efforts to Align the Mineral Tenure Act with the UN Declaration

January 17, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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FNS Congratulates David Eby and the BC NDP: Indigenous issues must continue to be at the forefront

OCTOBER 29, 2024 xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/ Vancouver, BC) – Leaders of...