Gender justice groups urge BC government to repeal harmful name change ban
November 7, 2024
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Gender justice groups urge BC government to repeal harmful name change ban
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Vancouver, unceded Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) homelands–
Gender justice groups from across the province are calling on the BC Government to repeal Bill 26 the Name Amendment Act (No 2) 2024. The bill changed the Name Act, restricting access to legal name changes for many British Columbians.
Read moreUBCIC Calls on the Vancouver Park Board to Halt the Planned Eviction of CRAB Park Residents
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November 6, 2024
UBCIC Calls on the Vancouver Park Board to Halt the Planned Eviction of CRAB Park Residents
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – November 6, 2024) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) strongly condemns the Vancouver Park Board’s planned forced eviction of residents at Crab Park and stands firmly against this inhumane action, which reflects a violent disregard for human rights.
Read moreUBCIC Mourns the Loss of Mazina Giizhik, Murray Sinclair: Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation Leader of Our Time
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November 4, 2024
UBCIC Mourns the Loss of Mazina Giizhik, Murray Sinclair: Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation Leader of Our Time
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – November 4, 2024) Mazina Giizhik (the one who speaks of pictures in the sky) Murray Sinclair, Anishinaabe leader, former judge, Senator, and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has died at age 73. The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) mourns the tremendous loss of Mr. Sinclair who has been monumental in guiding this country on its path to reconciliation.
Read moreCEDAW Committee Urges Canada to Take Immediate Action and End Discrimination Against Indigenous Women
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October 31, 2024
CEDAW Committee Urges Canada to Take Immediate Action and End Discrimination Against Indigenous Women
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – October 31, 2024) Members of the Indian Act Sex Discrimination Working Group (the Working Group)[1] including the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, Ontario Native Women’s Association, the Feminist Alliance for International Action, Quebec Native Women and leading plaintiffs in the court and UN petitions that have challenged Indian Act sex discrimination, welcome the recommendations issued to Canada on October 29, 2024 by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee).
Read moreUBCIC Embraces Independent Special Interlocutor’s Damning Findings: Children Missing at Residential Schools Victims of Enforced Disappearance by Church and State
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October 30, 2024
UBCIC Embraces Independent Special Interlocutor’s Damning Findings: Children Missing at Residential Schools Victims of Enforced Disappearance by Church and State
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – October 30, 2024) The Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Residential Schools, Kimberly Murray – a member of Kanehsatà:ke – released her final report yesterday after her two-year appointment to identify measures and recommendations for a new federal legal framework on unmarked graves and burial sites.
Read moreFNLC Supports the Families of First Nation Victims Killed by Police and Calls for a Nation-Wide State of Emergency
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October 30, 2024
FNLC Supports the Families of First Nation Victims Killed by Police and Calls for a Nation-Wide State of Emergency
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) fully supports demands from the families of nine First Nations individuals who were killed by law enforcement agencies across the country in August and September.
Read moreUBCIC Celebrates Historic B.C. NDP Election Victory
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October 28, 2024
UBCIC Celebrates Historic B.C. NDP Election Victory
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – October 28, 2024) After a nail-biting week of ballot counting, the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) congratulates the B.C. NDP on its unprecedented election victory and expresses optimism for a continued era of true collaboration. It is the first time the B.C. NDP has been elected for a third consecutive term, and they did so with a hard-fought 47-seat majority. This victory marks an important step toward deeper reconciliation, respect for Indigenous rights, and a shared future built on partnership and commitment to address the climate emergency.
Read moreFNLC Condemns BC Conservative Candidate’s Racist and Demeaning Statements
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October 28, 2024
FNLC Condemns BC Conservative Candidate’s Racist and Demeaning Statements
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is calling on the BC Conservative Party to remove Marina Sapozhnikov from the party immediately. Sapozhnikov made a number of extremely racist statements about First Nations and First Nation people during an interview with a student journalist on October 19th.
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