FNLC 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...
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FNLC 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...
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Statement 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...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit congratulates Treaty 8 First Nations
April 18, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Vancouver, British Columbia – The...
Read MoreBC First Nations highlight human rights concerns to United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, seeking resolution through UN mechanisms.
March 10, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Territory/Vancouver, B.C. This week, the...
Read MoreMedia Statement: Racism against Indigenous Cultural Leader by Hyatt Regency Vancouver Staff Prompts Call for Action
March 10, 2023 The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) and First Nations Leadership...
Read MoreFNLC Demands Change to DFO’s Science Review and Decision-Making Processes
March 6, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...
Read MoreThe FNLC Applauds BC’s Initial $100 Million Investment in a Watershed Security Fund
March 6, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations...
Read MoreFNS saddened to hear of potential unmarked gravesites at Alberni Indian Residential School site
February 21, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Vancouver, British Columbia – Leaders...
Read MoreFNS Statement on the pending retirement of John Horgan
February 9, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Vancouver, British Columbia – The...
Read MoreFNLC Congratulates 15 First Nations, Governments of BC and Canada on Announcement of Joint Accomplishments Toward Protecting BC’s North Coast
February 8, 2023 Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC – On February 5, 2023, at...
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