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First Nations call for alert system after children go missing in B.C., Manitoba

Via The Canadian Press
Tag(s): First Nations Children, Youth & Families, Reconciliation

The BC Assembly of First Nations is calling for a new missing child alert system in the wake of two cases of missing Indigenous children. Similar to the Amber Alert System, the BC Assembly of...read more

New system alerts coastal First Nations about hazardous spills on land and water

Via The Discourse
Tag(s): Environment, Fisheries, Food Security, Health & Wellness

The spill notification system is the result of a collaboration between 12 First Nations and the province.   A new notification system and app that alerts coastal B.C. First Nations about oil...read more

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Reconciliation with a paycheque: How a new focus on good jobs is helping young Indigenous people and B.C.'s economy

Via Vancouver Sun
Tag(s): Community-based Training, Economic Development, Employment, Job Training, Reconciliation, Self-Sufficiency, Skills Training

As a journeyman ironworker, Dalia Landaverde has installed the structural skeletons in some of Vancouver’s largest and most impressive residential towers. Standing outside a massive construction...read more

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Terry Teegee: Embracing reconciliation: The path to consent-based decision making and the proposed Land Act amendments

Via The Vancouver Sun
Tag(s): Economic Development, Justice, Reconciliation

The critical movement toward reconciliation is not for the faint-hearted. Since passing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in 2019, the B.C. provincial government has been...read more

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In BC, Placer Mining Is Big Business. Put It on Hold

Via The Tyee
Tag(s): Economic Development, Environment, Reconciliation

The method scours stream beds, and current laws ignore First Nations’ rights and interests. In B.C., a booming industry can be found in the Cariboo, all along the Fraser River, the Tulameen and...read more

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B.C., Ottawa, First Nations announce conservation agreement worth $1B

Via CBC News
Tag(s): Environment, Reconciliation

Nature agreement to help province protect 30 per cent of lands by 2030 The federal government says it's signed its first major nature agreement with a province and First Nations to mutually support...read more

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B.C., First Nations leaders gather to advance relationships

Via BC Government
Tag(s): Reconciliation

XʷMƏƟKʷƏY̓ƏM (MUSQUEAM), SḴWX̱WÚ7MESH (SQUAMISH) AND SƏLILWƏTAɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES / VANCOUVER – First Nations leaders and provincial officials from across B.C. are coming together for...read more

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Terry Teegee: A better, safer way forward is still possible: End inhumane decampments now

Via Vancouver Sun
Tag(s): Homelessness, Housing, Justice, Poverty, Reconciliation

Opinion: All levels of government need to take the rights of the unhoused into consideration when making decisions that affect their lives Despite having signed a memorandum of understanding with...read more

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First Nations leadership condemn action at Prince George park

Via CBC Daybreak North
Tag(s): Homelessness, Housing, Justice

Regional Chief Terry Teegee's interview is at about 1h:41min:37sec    ...read more

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BCAFN Chief and Board of Directors Acclaimed for Another Term, New Youth Representatives Seek Spots in September Election

Via CFNR Network
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Regional Chief Terry Teegee has been acclaimed to serve a third term at the head of the table for the BC Assembly of First Nations. Teegee, a member of the Takla Nation, and the entire Board of...read more