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Indigenous Day (Part 2): Vancouver police chief says VPD values its relationship with Indigenous peoples
Via Business In Vancouver
Glacier Media hears from Indigenous leader, police chief and government minister in three-part series in advance of National Indigenous Peoples Day. ...read more
Regional chief Teegee calls for policing 'overhaul'
Via Prince George Citizen
Anger. Frustration. Sadness These are some of the emotions Terry Teegee, the Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, has felt in recent weeks. ...read more
No more reports, no more commissions: Indigenous people want immediate action
Via The Star
Indigenous people are being killed by police. We are being incarcerated at rates far beyond the rest of the Canadian population. Our children are caught in a vicious cycle and continue to be...read more
Indigenous Day (Part 1): B.C. Regional Chief Terry Teegee calls for ‘overhaul’ of policing
Via Richmond News
Glacier Media hears from Indigenous leader, police chief and government minister in advance of National Indigenous Peoples Day Anger. Frustration. Sadness. These are some of the emotions Terry...read more
Chief points to local in-custody deaths in advance of anti-racism rally
Via Prince George Citizen
A major figure in the B.C. Assembly of First Nations has put the spotlight on the deaths of two Indigenous men in Prince George ahead of a peaceful protest in this city against racism. The rally is...read more
Big Oil Leaders Should Stop Trying to Push Back Indigenous Rights
Via The Tyee
Under cover of COVID-19, they’ve asked to delay federal UNDRIP law. We won’t be shoved aside. by Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations The emergence of COVID-19 has meant...read more
First Nations chiefs talk federal budget, racism at assembly in Nanaimo
Via Nanaimo Bulletin
National Chief Perry Bellegarde speaks at B.C. Assembly of First Nations gathering B.C. First Nations chiefs are getting through a lot of business in a short time in Nanaimo, and the national chief...read more