OPEN LETTER: Capacity and Accessibility at the 2019 AFN AGA
July 4, 2019
Assembly of First Nations
OPEN LETTER: Capacity and Accessibility at the 2019 AFN AGA
Dear National Chief Bellegarde and Executive Committee,
The upcoming AFN’s Annual General Assembly (AGA) in the Fredericton, New Brunswick on July 23-25 presents an invaluable opportunity for discussion, dialogue, and strategic planning that the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is looking forward to participating in.
Read moreFNLC Celebrates the Passing of Bill C-91, An Act Respecting Indigenous Languages
NEWS RELEASE
June 21, 2019
FNLC Celebrates the Passing of Bill C-91, An Act Respecting Indigenous Languages
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – June 28, 2018) Today, Canada’s Governor General provided Bill C-91, An Act Respecting Indigenous Languages royal assent, thus passing the bill into Canadian Law.
Read moreDeath of Bill C-262 a clear step backwards for reconciliation
Media Statement
June 20, 2019
Death of Bill C-262 a clear step backwards for reconciliation
Coast Salish Traditional Territory/Vancouver: The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) consisting of the executive members of the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN), First Nations Summit (FNS) and Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is deeply disappointed with the apparent death of Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration (the UN Declaration) on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Read moreFNLC DEMANDS FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN MCFD TREATMENT OF FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN AND YOUTH
News Release
For Immediate Release
June 20th, 2019
FNLC DEMANDS FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN MCFD TREATMENT OF FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Coast Salish Traditional Territory/Vancouver: The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is disturbed by the findings in an Auditor General report released today, which found that the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) has failed to protect the lives and the rights of First Nations children and youth in their care.
Read moreUBCIC Welcomes Chief Don Tom as the New UBCIC Vice-President
News Release
June 19, 2019
UBCIC Welcomes Chief Don Tom as the New UBCIC Vice-President
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C. – June 19, 2019) On June 17, 2019, the UBCIC Chiefs Council elected Chief Don Tom, Tsartlip First Nation, as Vice-President of the UBCIC.
Read moreCanada Approves TMX Despite Failing to Achieve Consent: Declaration of Climate Emergency Rings Hollow
News Release
June 18, 2019
Canada Approves TMX Despite Failing to Achieve Consent: Declaration of Climate Emergency Rings Hollow
(Traditional and unceded territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)- June 18, 2019) - In spite of today’s federal cabinet approval of the controversial project, Indigenous leaders from across BC remain staunchly opposed to the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) and have vowed that it will never get built. The federal government was forced to redo consultation with First Nations after a unanimous Federal Court of Appeal quashed a 2016 approval “falling well below the mark” on meaningful consultation set by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Read moreMEDIA ADVISORY OF PRESS CONFERENCE: Indigenous leadership will respond to Canada’s decision on TMX
MEDIA ADVISORY OF PRESS CONFERENCE: Indigenous leadership in BC will respond to Canada’s decision on TMX, joined by Mayor Kennedy Stewart
WHAT:Canada will announce their decision today regarding the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. Indigenous leadership in BC opposed to the pipeline expansion will hold a press conference to respond.
Read moreConservative Senators’ Filibustering Threatens the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
FIRST NATIONS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND THE BC FEDERATION OF LABOUR
JOINT NEWS RELEASE
June 10, 2019
Conservative Senators’ Filibustering Threatens the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and the BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) are deeply frustrated by recent attempts to filibuster and delay Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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