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Print this pageFirst Nations Leadership Council
The political executives of the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN), the First Nations Summit (FNS) and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) work together as the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC). The FNLC is guided in its work by the Leadership Accord itself, which serves as the terms of reference for the FNLC. The FNLC is not a legal entity, but rather is a collaborative dialogue process and working relationship between the three political executives. Each organization continues to uphold its own governance rules and accountability mechanisms to its constituents.
The FNLC is a political process, not a new organization. Its purpose is to generate political power through cooperation and collaboration between the existing provincial First Nations organizations. The mandate of the Leadership Council is determined only through the mandates of each of its participating organizations – the BCAFN, FNS, and UBCIC – as established via resolution of their respective memberships.
The staff of the three political organizations are responsible for following up on resolutions passed at their respective Chiefs' assemblies, and work together on issues where all three organizations have a mandate. To ensure a consistent mandate and approach to issues of common concern, all efforts are made to coordinate identical resolutions across the BCAFN, FNS and UBCIC.
As a cooperative effort between three key aboriginal organizations in BC, the FNLC has and does work with the BC and federal governments and others to reach frameworks and agreements in a number of key areas, and has been quite effective at increasing political pressure to influence positive change.
