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AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Regional Chief Terry Teegee Condemn Unnecessary Use of Force Against First Nations Woman
Via AFN
(November 19, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and AFN British Columbia (BC) Regional Chief Terry...read more
Teegee to work with NDP on involuntary care; eyes inquiry on Indigenous in-custody deaths
Via MyPGNOW
BC Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee is ready to get back to the negotiating table with the NDP once the legislature resumes.While Teegee is calling on Premier David Eby to...read more
First Nations call for alert system after children go missing in B.C., Manitoba
Via The Canadian Press
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
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
Reconciliation with a paycheque: How a new focus on good jobs is helping young Indigenous people and B.C.'s economy
Via Vancouver Sun
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
Terry Teegee: Embracing reconciliation: The path to consent-based decision making and the proposed Land Act amendments
Via The Vancouver Sun
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
In BC, Placer Mining Is Big Business. Put It on Hold
Via The Tyee
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
B.C., Ottawa, First Nations announce conservation agreement worth $1B
Via CBC News
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
B.C., First Nations leaders gather to advance relationships
Via BC Government
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
Terry Teegee: A better, safer way forward is still possible: End inhumane decampments now
Via Vancouver Sun
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