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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
First Nations leadership condemn action at Prince George park
Via CBC Daybreak North
Regional Chief Terry Teegee's interview is at about 1h:41min:37sec ...read more
BCAFN Chief and Board of Directors Acclaimed for Another Term, New Youth Representatives Seek Spots in September Election
Via CFNR Network
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
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