Posted by Ellena Communications · October 16, 2024 12:42 PM
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Posted by Ellena Communications · October 14, 2024 10:08 AM
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October 14, 2024
First Nations Women Traveling to UN CEDAW Committee: Call for End to Canada’s Policy of Legislated Extinction
(Geneva, Switzerland – October 14, 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, will attend the 89th session of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) in Geneva, Switzerland this week.
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Posted by Ellena Communications · October 08, 2024 3:48 PM
October 7, 2024
Dear First Nations Chiefs and Leaders,
The upcoming 2024 provincial election is going to be extremely close, and First Nations voters have the power to determine its outcome. The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) remains committed to changing the course of First Nation-Crown relations in BC in a way that empowers First Nations and results in real, concrete change for our children, families, and communities.
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Posted by Ellena Communications · October 04, 2024 11:00 AM
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October 4, 2024
UBCIC Calls for MMIWG2S+ Education and Violence Prevention on National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – October 4, 2024) The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) calls on the provincial government and education authorities to meaningfully address the root of systemic gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people[1]. Today is an important reminder for political candidates and leaders vying to represent British Columbians that solidarity and allyship on anti-violence work and Indigenous rights requires action; performative gestures will not be enough to garner political support or stop women girls and two-spirit+ people from being targets of violence.
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Posted by Ellena Communications · October 04, 2024 9:21 AM
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October 4, 2024
FNLC Appalled by Recent Killings of First Nation Individuals Across Canada by Law Enforcement Agencies
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is appalled by the unprovoked violence used against First Nations people by several law enforcement agencies across the country, resulting in the tragic deaths of nine individuals in just the last month.
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Posted by Andrea Glickman · September 30, 2024 3:11 PM
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September 30, 2024
Rustad’s Indigenous Platform Doubles Down on His Dangerous Commitment to Repeal Indigenous Human Rights
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) Today, Mr. Rustad committed once again to pull the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act) if elected.
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Posted by Ellena Communications · September 30, 2024 5:00 AM
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September 30, 2024
UBCIC Calls on Public, Governments and Candidates to Stand with Residential School Survivors on National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – September 30, 2024) As the country recognizes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) emphasizes that today is a solemn opportunity for governments and the public to reflect, learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue regarding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) findings and its
94 Calls to Action.
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Posted by Ellena Communications · September 25, 2024 10:37 AM
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September 25, 2024
Coast Salish Oppose Actions by B.C. Métis Federation: FNLC Stands in Solidarity
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) stands in solidarity with the Coast Salish peoples and fully supports their Statement of Solidarity in Opposition to the B.C. Métis Federation (BCMF).
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