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Declaration Act is Not a Threat to Private Property: Clarifying False Linkages in the Media

February 5, 2026 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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Joint Statement: B.C.’s Declaration Act Provides a Backstop of Certainty in a World of Chaos

December 22, 2025 Calls to amend the Declaration Act or appeal recent court decisions would...

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FNLC and BCCLA Celebrate Landmark Decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal

December 5, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...

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FNLC Marks 6th Anniversary of Declaration Act, Calls for Urgency on Full Implementation

November 28, 2025 (Xwməθkwəyə̓m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) / Vancouver, B.C.) – November 28,...

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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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First Nations Summit Congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney and the new Liberal minority government

April 29, 202504-29-25 FNS PR re 2025 federal election (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ...

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

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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...

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FNLC Condemns BC Conservative Candidate’s Racist and Demeaning Statements

October 28, 2024 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership...