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November 28, 2023
FNLC Calls on BC to Defer Amendments to Bill 45; Urges a Human Rights Approach to Encampment Legislation
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What BC Can Learn from Aotearoa New Zealand’s Two Wellbeing Frameworks
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In BC, Placer Mining Is Big Business. Put It on Hold
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Terry Teegee, B.SC
Regional Chief Terry Teegee, a member of Takla Lake First Nation, was elected BCAFN Regional Chief on October 12, 2017 and carries the responsibilities of the hereditary name of Maxweeum Tsimghee.
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