In the News
Mountie dilemma: Could contract policing by the RCMP be on the way out in B.C.?
Via Gordon Hoekstra, Vancouver Sun
With a B.C. committee recommending a provincial police force and Ottawa reviewing the role of RCMP, a question now hangs over the agency on its 150th anniversary: Is this the time? Will the RCMP...read more
B.C.'s modernized emergency legislation will require more preparedness
Via Vancouver Sun
Legislation planned for this fall will also give First Nations a larger role The B.C. government plans to introduce sweeping changes to emergency management legislation this fall to increase...read more
Fort Nelson First Nation woman joins TELUS Indigenous Advisory Council
Via Engergetic City
Taylor Behn-Tsakoza from Fort Nelson First Nation has joined TELUS’ Indigenous Advisory Council as a youth representative. Behn-Tsakoza is one of six new additions to the council, which now has ten...read more
B.C. cabinet, First Nations’ leadership gather for important conversations
Via BC Government
The seventh B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering began on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, marking the first in-person gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and the atmospheric...read more
Indigenous people an 'afterthought' as world leaders gather to confront climate change
Via The Vancouver Sun
"Governments of the world don't seem to understand or appreciate the impacts of climate change on Indigenous people." — Hugh Braker, First Nations Summit A delegation of B.C. First Nations attending...read more
Terry Teegee: Local governments need to consider how their actions contribute to — or hinder — reconciliation
Via Vancouver Sun
Opinion: To begin the process of ending racism and discrimination towards First Nations, municipalities must require their staff to participate in cultural awareness and humility training. The...read more
New First Nations centre coming to B.C. to give economic development guidance
Via Burns Lake Lakes District News
Centre will look at how to better benefit from sectors such as forestry, mining and natural gas. A group of 204 First Nations in B.C. will soon have one central hub to look toward for support and...read more
The federal government is failing First Nations fishers, Senate committee finds
Via Senate Canada
A new report from the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans asserts that the federal government has failed to fully implement Indigenous rights-based fisheries. The report, Peace on...read more
FNLC nominated for a Climate & Energy Action Award!
Via Community Energy Association
First Nations Leadership Council was nominated for a Climate & Energy Action Award! These awards celebrate communities that are leaders in transformative and innovative climate action....read more
AFN Yukon Regional Chief Adamek Says Independent Criminal Investigation of Residential Institutions Still Needed
Via Assembly of First Nations
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek says the appointment of an independent Special Interlocutor today by federal Justice Minister David Lametti does not...read more