Canada must respect the right of Indigenous Peoples to make decisions about resource development on their lands
Indigenous Peoples’, human rights, and faith organizations are calling on Canada to ensure that Indigenous...
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As the 6th anniversary approaches, Canada still shows a shameful disregard for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the adoption of...
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Condemnation of Human Biomedical Experimentation in Aboriginal Communities and Residential Schools
The BC Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Summit and Union of BC Indian Chiefs,...
Read MoreFederal "Blueprint" for National First Nations Education Act Fails to Address BC First Nations' Concerns
(Coast Salish Territories / Vancouver, July 17, 2013) The political leadership of the Union of...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit applauds BC Court of Appeal decision confirming Nuu-chah-nulth rights to fish for commercial purposes
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – Leaders of the First Nations Summit (FNS) are applauding...
Read MoreFirst Nation Leadership Stands United With Tsilhqot’in Nation’s Opposition to Taseko Mines' Controversial New Prosperity Mine
Representatives of the First Nations Leadership Council, the BC Assembly of First Nations and the...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit Elects New Executive
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – Grand Chief Edward John (Akile Ch’oh), Cheryl Casimer and Robert Phillips...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit supports WSANEĆ Nations’ call to reclaim original name of Mt. Douglas: PKOLS
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – The First Nations Summit is supporting the WSÁNEĆ (Saanich)...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit saddened by the passing of Elijah Harper
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – The First Nations Summit is deeply saddened by the...
Read MoreOpen Letter to BC Hydro: Destruction and Desecration of Petroglyphs
Dear Mr. Reid We are writing to express our utter shock and disappointment upon...
Read MoreGrand Chief Edward John of the First Nations Summit presents to House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver) — Grand Chief Edward John of the First Nations Summit political...
Read MoreA promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – On International Women’s Day, the BC First Nations Leadership...
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