Kill the Bill: First Nations Call on B.C. Government to Immediately Withdraw Bill 14 and Bill 15
News Release
May 15, 2025
Kill the Bill: First Nations Call on B.C. Government to Immediately Withdraw Bill 14 and Bill 15
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) This morning the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) held an emergency meeting with First Nations leaders to discuss the potential impacts of Bill 14 and Bill 15 on title and rights and articulate their concerns to Premier Eby, who attended for a portion of the meeting. The Chiefs and leaders in attendance stood united in rejecting the Bills and asked Premier Eby to immediately withdraw Bill 14 and 15. They were deeply disappointed with Premier Eby’s response that he plans to continue advancing the Bills despite their clear opposition.
Read moreFNLC Questions Regressive, Conflated Infrastructure Projects Act; Alarmed by Province’s Backsliding on Reconciliation Efforts
News Release
May 6, 2025
FNLC Questions Regressive, Conflated Infrastructure Projects Act; Alarmed by Province’s Backsliding on Reconciliation Efforts
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is raising serious concerns about the Province’s recently introduced and deeply problematic Infrastructure Projects Act (Bill 15) and is alarmed by the Province’s continued backsliding on its reconciliation efforts, including substantive implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act).
Read moreTatyanna Harrison’s Cause of Death Disputed by Independent Forensic Pathologist: Families, Justice For Girls, and UBCIC Call for Coroner’s Inquest into Deaths of Tatyanna Harrison, Chelsea Poorman and Noelle O’Soup
News Release
May 5, 2025
Tatyanna Harrison’s Cause of Death Disputed by Independent Forensic Pathologist: Families, Justice For Girls, and UBCIC Call for Coroner’s Inquest into Deaths of Tatyanna Harrison, Chelsea Poorman and Noelle O’Soup
Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-waututh) Nations (Vancouver) | May 5, 2025 — Today on Red Dress Day, the families of Tatyanna Harrison, Chelsea Poorman and Noelle O’Soup, alongside Justice For Girls and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs are calling on Hon. Garry Begg B.C. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General to direct an inquest into2025-05-05 these deaths, following an independent Forensic Pathologist’s review that disputes the findings of the B.C. Coroners Office regarding the cause of Tatyanna Harrison’s death.
Read moreKatisha Paul, UBCIC Youth Representative, Elected Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Co-Chair at the United Nations Permanent Forum
News Release
May 2, 2025
Katisha Paul, UBCIC Youth Representative, Elected Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Co-Chair at the United Nations Permanent Forum
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – May 2, 2025) The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) proudly shares that Katisha Paul (W̱ JOȽEȽP and Lil’wat), UBCIC Youth Representative, has been elected UN Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Co-Chair at the 2025 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).
Read moreCanadians Overwhelmingly Vote Against High-Risk Shift to Political Right: FNLC Congratulates Liberal Government
News Release
April 29, 2025
Canadians Overwhelmingly Vote Against High-Risk Shift to Political Right: FNLC Congratulates Liberal Government
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) looks forward to working closely with the returning federal Liberal government on recognition of First Nations’ inherent title and rights and advancing justice and equity broadly, as well as the climate emergency.
Read moreOn Earth Day 2025, UBCIC Urges Biodiversity Protection in the Face of Rapidly Expanding Natural Resource Projects
News Release
April 22, 2025
On Earth Day 2025, UBCIC Urges Biodiversity Protection in the Face of Rapidly Expanding Natural Resource Projects
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – April 22, 2025) The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) calls for swift and systemic action to protect biodiversity and critical habitats in B.C. During a time of governmental obsession with accelerating natural resource projects, we cannot blindly ignore the damage these projects could have on the ecosystems that sustain our way of life.
Read moreRelationship Protocol advances First Nations climate solutions
NEWS RELEASE
April 16, 2025
Relationship Protocol advances First Nations climate solutions
The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) have entered into a Relationship Protocol to strengthen First Nations climate leadership, advance climate priorities, and generate meaningful benefits for First Nations in British Columbia.
Read moreUBCIC Statement of Support for Xatśūll First Nation’s Legal Action Against Mount Polley Mine Expansion
News Release
April 15, 2025
UBCIC Statement of Support for Xatśūll First Nation’s Legal Action Against Mount Polley Mine Expansion
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – April 15, 2025) The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) stands in unwavering solidarity with Xatśūll First Nation in its judicial review challenge against the Province of British Columbia’s reckless approval of the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Storage Facility dam expansion—an approval granted without an environmental assessment and in direct contravention of B.C.’s legal obligations under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act).
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