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The BCFNJC and FNLC Congratulate Honourable Leonard Marchand, Jr.’s Appointment as Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court and the Yukon Court of Appeal
December 11, 2023 Okanagan Syilx Territory, Westbank BC: The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC)...
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FNLC Calls for Preservation of Evidence in the Pickton Case and for Victim, Survivor and Family Rights to be Upheld
December 11, 2023 The First Nations Leadership Council is deeply disturbed that the RCMP recently...
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First Nations Summit congratulates Cindy Woodhouse on her election as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
December 7, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) – The First Nations...
Read MoreFNLC Calls on BC to Defer Amendments to Bill 45; Urges a Human Rights Approach to Encampment Legislation
November 28, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations...
Read MoreFNLC and Our Children Our Way Society acknowledge National Child Day – a day to celebrate and uphold the rights of all children!
November 20, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) – On November 20th,...
Read MoreFNLG2023 – Government of BC and First Nations leaders gather to advance relationships
First Nations leaders and provincial officials from across B.C. are coming together for the eighth...
Read MoreFNLC outraged by early parole granted to man who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Indigenous youth in care
October 13, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...
Read MoreThe human rights of Indigenous Peoples must be respected and upheld by all sectors and at all levels of Canadian society
September 13, 2023 Statement of the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples on...
Read MoreFNLC Calls for Immediate Implementation of the Recommendations in the RCY’s Report: The Right to Thrive
June 27, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...
Read MoreFNLC calls for MCFD Minister Mitzi Dean to resign immediately, urges Province to completely overhaul beleaguered foster care system
June 26, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) – The First Nations...
Read MoreStatement of Solidarity with Chiefs of Ontario re. Canada’s Proposed Métis Nation of Ontario Self-Government Legislation
JUNE 19, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) Chiefs of Ontario and...
Read MoreLegalized but Still Excluded; FNLC Calls for Change to Cannabis Laws
April 20, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) In 2018, cannabis was...
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