FNS Press Release re: 3rd Anniversary of Mount Polley Disaster
August 3, 2017 Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – Tomorrow, Friday August 4th marks the...
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UN Declaration should be embraced not feared
Last week, Indigenous Peoples and national governments from around the world met at the United...
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Federal Government must reject National Energy Board decision to conditionally approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – Leaders of the First Nations Summit are calling...
Read MoreInternational Indigenous Representatives gather for 10th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York – More than one thousand indigenous representatives from...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit Commends Federal Liberal Government for decision to become a “full supporter” of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – Leaders of the First Nations Summit are commending the federal...
Read MoreBC Hydro takes appalling position on UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – First Nations Summit (FNS) leaders call on BC Hydro to...
Read MoreUN 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...
Read MoreCanada 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...
Read MoreAs 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...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit recognizes the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – The First Nations Summit (FNS) today, on the National...
Read MoreFifth anniversary of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: protection of Indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories and resources more urgent than ever
There is urgent need to uphold international human rights standards in response to intensive resource...
Read MoreInterview with Grand Chief Edward John of the Tl’azt’en Nation
9 August 2012 – The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrated 9 August,...
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