In the News
“Mental health and addictions resources are lacking in the north,”: Teegee
Via MyBulkleyLakesNow
BC Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee believes the province needs to do more to combat COVID-19 and the opioid crisis, which are having a dramatic impact on the Indigenous...read more
Regional Chiefs Teegee and Picard Call for Independent Investigation into the Assault of Genesta Garson
Via Cision
WENDAKE, QC, Nov. 12, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Regional Chief Terry Teegee (BCAFN) and Regional Chief Ghislain Picard(AFNQL) are calling for an independent investigation into a video that shows the brutal...read more
Dr. Charlene Higgins: B.C. First Nations in forestry: What does commitment from government really mean?
Via Vancouver Sun
Opinion: It means meaningful and sustained engagement with First Nations on forest legislation and policy that impacts directly on First Nations business to survive and thrive in the forest sector...read more
Parallels drawn between police action over B.C. pipeline fights, Mi’kmaq fishers
Via Surrey Now-Leader
Then there was the RCMP’s raid on Wet’suwet’en Nation territory in February By Carl Meyer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, National Observer The RCMP’s failure to protect Mi’kmaq fishers from...read more
'Reconciliation on the back burner': throne speech
Via Turtle Island News
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Death of First Nations youth in B.C. group home sparks calls for an investigation
Via CBC
The case of a 17-year-old First Nations youth in care who was found dead in his bedroom closet at an Abbotsford, B.C., group home days after he was reported missing has First Nations organizations...read more
Terry Teegee: Earth is more than a source of revenue
Via Irish Examiner
In May 2019, a landmark report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services painted a bleak picture of our planet’s health. Around one million animal and...read more
BC Assembly of First Nations dissapointed by Throne Speech
Via MYPGNOW
The Federal government delivered the Throne Speech yesterday (Wednesday), outlining its upcoming agenda and announcing a number of priorities being pushed to advance reconciliation with Indigenous...read more
Unprecedented Coalition of First Nations and Commercial and Sport Fishers Calls for Removal of Fish Farms
Via MLT Aikins
On September 22, an unprecedented coalition of First Nations, commercial fishers, sport fishers, wilderness tourism organizations and environmental non-governmental organizations (“ENGO’s”) called...read more