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West Coast Environmental Law: Civil Society Leaders Rally Behind BC Declaration Act
February 18, 2026The FNLC is sharing this statement from West Coast Environmental Law, and calling on all faith, labour, environmental, legal, academic, artistic and other community leaders to add their voice in urging the Premier and all British Columbians to rise...
FNLC Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Leadership Accord: Launches FNLC Website
(Xʷməθkʷəy ̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) Twenty years ago, on March 17, 2005, the political executives of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC), the First Nations Summit (FNS), and the BC Assembly of First...
FNLC Denounces President Trump’s Since-Postponed Imposition of Tariffs; Demands any Response Respect First Nations’ Title and Rights
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (TsleilWaututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) denounces the Trump administration’s since-postponed imposition of tariffs on imports from Canada and demands that any...
Standing With Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations in Upholding the Process of Legislative Reconciliation under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) stand together with Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation as...
FNLC Extremely Disappointed with Mineral Claim Consultation Framework, Calls for Redoubling of Efforts to Align the Mineral Tenure Act with the UN Declaration
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is extremely disappointed with the government of B.C.’s recently introduced Mineral Claim Consultation Framework (MCCF) and...
FNLC Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (TsleilWaututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) Today the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) recognizes and celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration...
FNLC Shocked by Horrendous Treatment of 16-Year-Old First Nations Girl at Guildford Town Centre
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is outraged by the mistreatment of a 16-year-old Cree girl by Paladin Security employees at the Guildford Town Centre on the...
FNLC Supports the Families of First Nation Victims Killed by Police and Calls for a Nation-Wide State of Emergency
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) fully supports demands from the families of nine First Nations individuals who were killed by law enforcement agencies across...
FNLC Condemns BC Conservative Candidate’s Racist and Demeaning Statements
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is calling on the BC Conservative Party to remove Marina Sapozhnikov from the party immediately. Sapozhnikov made a number of...
More Jurisdiction, BC Representation Needed for Children and Families Agreement: First Nations Leadership Council
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) First Nations Chiefs and proxies from British Columbia gathered on Treaty 7 territory in Calgary for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Chiefs Assembly to...
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BC First Nations Tripartite Children & Families Working Group – Discussion Paper
Discussion PaperNovember 24, 2022 - BC First Nations Tripartite Children and Families Working Group DEVELOPING A NEW FUNDING MODEL AND APPROACH FOR BC FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN & FAMILIES INTRODUCTION Since time immemorial, First Nations have provided for the...
Internal review into Indigenous Services Canada should be public: advocate
Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, holds a press conference regarding First Nations child welfare in Ottawa in 2016. SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS Ottawa will open the department of Indigenous...
Indigenous Child and Family Service Newsletter
MCFD Indigenous Child and Family Service Newsletter – February 2022 Welcome to the first edition of a ministry newsletter meant to support our commitment to ongoing consultation and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, partners and governments to develop legislation...
Indigenous Child and Family Agreement in Principle Information Session
January 6, 2022 On January 5, 2022 The Assembly of First Nations and Government of Canada announced preliminary details of the largest class action settlement in Canadian history. The Agreement in Principle includes compensation for young First Nations people harmed...
A 14-year fight over First Nations child welfare could end today — here’s what you need to know
There are approximately 50,000 children affected by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal's order, with the largest numbers in the Prairies and British Columbia. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)The federal government has until the end of the day to decide whether to...
Youth Voice Survey
The BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness has developed this short 10–25-minute survey to get insight and magnify the voices of people with lived expertise of youth homelessness. The survey is anonymous. Survey goals gather data directly from youth aged 16-26 years...
Where They Stand: The Parties on Indigenous Child Welfare
Cindy Blackstock, centre, has fought for equitable funding for First Nations children since 2008. She weighs in on the parties’ plans on child welfare. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick, the Canadian Press.Cindy Blackstock doesn’t know why Liberal Leader Justin...
Did Trudeau’s government take Indigenous kids to court?
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, take part in the federal election English-language Leaders debate in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s record on Indigenous...
Minister of Children and Family Development Commitment Letter
August 31, 2021 First Nations SummitUnion of BC Indian ChiefsBC Assembly of First Nations To First Nations Leadership Council: The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is committed to support and upholad Indigenous inherent and human rights and to...
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Standing With Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations in Upholding the Process of Legislative Reconciliation under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) stand together with Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation as...
FNLC Extremely Disappointed with Mineral Claim Consultation Framework, Calls for Redoubling of Efforts to Align the Mineral Tenure Act with the UN Declaration
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is extremely disappointed with the government of B.C.’s recently introduced Mineral Claim Consultation Framework (MCCF) and...
FNLC Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (TsleilWaututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) Today the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) recognizes and celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration...
FNLC Shocked by Horrendous Treatment of 16-Year-Old First Nations Girl at Guildford Town Centre
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is outraged by the mistreatment of a 16-year-old Cree girl by Paladin Security employees at the Guildford Town Centre on the...
FNLC Supports the Families of First Nation Victims Killed by Police and Calls for a Nation-Wide State of Emergency
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) fully supports demands from the families of nine First Nations individuals who were killed by law enforcement agencies across...
FNLC Condemns BC Conservative Candidate’s Racist and Demeaning Statements
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is calling on the BC Conservative Party to remove Marina Sapozhnikov from the party immediately. Sapozhnikov made a number of...
More Jurisdiction, BC Representation Needed for Children and Families Agreement: First Nations Leadership Council
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) First Nations Chiefs and proxies from British Columbia gathered on Treaty 7 territory in Calgary for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Chiefs Assembly to...
FNLC Appalled by Recent Killings of First Nation Individuals Across Canada by Law Enforcement Agencies
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is appalled by the unprovoked violence used against First Nations people by several law enforcement agencies across the...
Coast Salish Oppose Actions by B.C. Métis Federation: FNLC Stands in Solidarity
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) stands in solidarity with the Coast Salish peoples and fully supports their Statement of Solidarity in Opposition to the B.C....
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