FNLC 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.
Read moreIndigenous leaders, community groups, students rally against Trans Mountain pipeline ahead of cabinet decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Indigenous leaders, community groups, students rally against Trans Mountain pipeline ahead of cabinet decision
9 June 2019, Unceded Coast Salish Territory, (VANCOUVER, BC) — With little over a week left until the federal government makes its decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project, Indigenous leaders and [add estimate number] supporters gathered in Vancouver to send a message to the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. Despite opposition from First Nations along the pipeline and tanker route, as well as the absurdity of building new fossil fuel infrastructure in a climate crisis, the federal government is expected to once again approve the pipeline.
Letter to B.C. premier on CleanBC accountability
June 6, 2019
Hon. John Horgan, MLA
Premier and President of the Executive Council
West Annex, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Dear Premier Horgan:
Re: Embedding transparency and accountability in B.C. climate action
With the CleanBC plan, the B.C. government has committed to the development of a climate accountability framework. We are pleased this framework is a part of CleanBC, as accountability will help ensure the long-term success of the strategy; get B.C. on track to achieve its climate targets; fulfill Canada’s commitment to new relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the “recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership”; and reinstate the province as a global climate leader.
Read moreNational Inquiry into MMIWG Report Release: We Demand Immediate Action from Canada
News Release
June 3, 2019
National Inquiry into MMIWG Report Release: We Demand Immediate Action from Canada
(Algonquin Territory/Gatineau, QC – June 3, 2019) - Violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people continues to devastate families and communities across Turtle Island. Today, as the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls releases its final report, the Coalition on MMIWG2S in BC calls on the federal and provincial governments to take immediate action in implementing the recommendations of this report.
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