"Cautious Optimism: The First Nations Summit Perspective on Treaty Negotiations"
The 1990’s heralded a decade of optimism for the negotiated resolution of the land question and for the recognition of the inherent authority of First Nations to govern themselves in...
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Job Opportunity: FNLC Policy Analyst/Coordinator – First Nations Emergency Management
The First Nations Leadership Council (a collaborative working partnership among the political executives of the...
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Indigenous Resilience, Connectedness and Reunification - From Root Causes to Root Solutions
Dear Premier Clark, Minister Cadieux, BC Cabinet Ministers, Chiefs and Leaders: RE: FINAL REPORT OF...
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We Know Who We Are and We Lift Up Our People
This report has been prepared as part of the First Nations Summit’s participation in Aboriginal...
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Treaty Principals Take Action to Improve Treaty Negotiations
The Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, and the First Nations Summit have...
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A New Direction: Advancing Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
Throughout present-day Canada, the Crown entered into treaties with Aboriginal peoples1 who surrendered their claims...
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Administering Colonial Science: Nutrition Research and Human Biomedical Experimentation in Aboriginal Communities and Residential Schools, 1942–1952
Between 1942 and 1952, some of Canada’s leading nutrition experts, in cooperation with various federal...
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Advancing an Indigenous Framework for Consultation and Accommodation in BC: Report on Key Findings of the BC First Nations Consultation and Accommodation Working Group
Background IN 2011, THE FIRST NATIONS SUMMIT, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), and...
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Fact Sheet on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
What is the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? 1. The UN Declaration...
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BC First Nations Fisheries Action Plan
Fisheries in British Columbia are in a period of transition as a result of increasing...
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AHTWG Legal and Technical Analysis
The members of the First Nations Ad Hoc Technical Working Group (AHTWG) (see Appendix 4...
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AHTWG Executive Summary
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The members of the First Nations Ad Hoc Technical Working Group (AHTWG) (see...
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The Transformative Change Accord: First Nations Health Plan – Supporting the Health and Wellness of First Nations in British Columbia
In March 2005, the Province of British Columbia and First Nations leaders agreed to enter...
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