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AFN Releases Progress Report on Canada’s Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – “Accelerated Action is Needed Now”
Via Assembly of First Nations News
(October 29, 2025 – Vancouver, BC) – As the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (AFN) hosts its 22nd Annual General Meeting and delegates from across the region gather to discuss First Nations...read more
'We still have a long way to go': B.C. regional chief takes stock as national reconciliation day arrives
Via Vancouver Sun
Terry Teegee says Premier David Eby has stepped back from reconciliation promises of his predecessorSept. 30 — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — is here and B.C. presents a mixed picture:...read more
National Chief Calls for Accelerated Action on Implementing the UN Declaration Act Following Release of Federal Report
Via Assembly of First Nations
(August 25, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak released the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice Canada’s release of...read more
North Island First Nations planning to engage in free trade with Indigenous communities in the U.S.
Via CHEK News
As a possible workaround to the escalating tariffs and duties from the United States, a group of B.C. First Nations is exploring a bold plan to engage in free trade with Indigenous communities in the...read more
Trade war 'existential crisis' shouldn't fall on backs of First Nations, says BCAFN Regional Chief
Via CBC News
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Forum aims to address transportation gaps in Indigenous communities
Via PG Citizen
"The first-ever First Nations Low-Carbon Transportation Forum took place May 27-28 at the Prince George Civic Centre, drawing more than 100 in-person and virtual participants.The open forum focused...read more
Terry Teegee: The mineral claims consultation framework is a step backward for B.C.
Via The Vancouver Sun
Opinion: The MCCF risks perpetuating business-as-usual practices that exclude First Nations from critical decision-making processesIn 2023, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled in the Gitxaala v. British...read more
Opinion: First Nations are a key part of trade diversification
Via The Vancouver Sun
Trump's approach to politics is a selfish one, with benefits limited to him and his oligarch friends. But economies are built on mutually beneficial relationships, not winner-takes-all competitionU.S...read more
First Nation deaths, including in B.C., spark call for national policing inquiry
Via Vancouver Sun
First Nations, and human rights and public advocacy groups have decried the treatment of Indigenous people by police for years.First Nations have called for a national inquiry into ‘systemic’ racism...read more
First Nation deaths, including in B.C., spark call for national policing inquiry
Via Vancouver Sun
First Nations, and human rights and public advocacy groups have decried the treatment of Indigenous people by police for years.First Nations have called for a national inquiry into ‘systemic’ racism...read more