BC First Nations

• Ottawa reaches $59M settlement with Matsqui First Nation for 1909 land seizure

  The federal government and Matsqui First Nation jointly announced the settlement, compensating for the federal government's taking of land in 1908.

  Politics

  Feb 21
  
• ‘I screamed’: B.C. Indigenous child welfare advocates celebrate court victory

  Indigenous children continue to be overrepresented in provincial care. As of March 2022, they made up 68 per cent of youth in care in B.C.

  Canada

  Feb 9
  
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• ‘Disrupt the status quo’: B.C. opens 5 new urban Indigenous Justice Centres

  BC First Nations Justice Council chair Puglid Kory Wilson said the expansion of Indigenous Justice Centres brings 'hope and excitement' as they work to 'disrupt the status quo.'  

  Politics

  Jan 11
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• ‘A miracle’: Sisters separated by ’60s Scoop meet for first time in Vancouver

  Sisters Nita and Brandy Quill met for the first time at a SkyTrain station in Vancouver last week, more than 30 years after they were separated during the '60s Scoop.

  Canada

  Jan 9
• University of Northern B.C. to offer bachelor’s degree in Nisga’a language

  The four-year undergraduate degree is the first of its kind in northern B.C., with about 70 per cent of courses having a Nisga'a component.

  Education

  Dec 18, 2023
• Heiltsuk family renews call for police discipline 4 years after handcuffing at B.C. bank

  Maxwell Johnson and Tori-Anne were handcuffed at the Bank of Montreal on Dec. 20, 2019 after a BMO staffer called 911, suspecting them of presenting fraudulent Indian status cards.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2023
• Largest First Nation in B.C. votes to take over child and family services for its citizens

  The Cowichan Tribes, which has about 5,300 members and is based on Vancouver Island, have been negotiating for years with the federal and provincial governments.

  Politics

  Nov 27, 2023
• On the west coast, Ḵwiḵwa̱sut’inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis declares a new protected area

  Under their own laws, Ḵwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa’mis First Nation has declared Hada (Bond Sound) and Kakweikan (Thompson Sound) an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area.

  Environment

  Nov 16, 2023
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• Civil society groups, minister at odds on whether B.C. on track to meet climate targets

  Environment Minister George Heyman said Tuesday B.C. is on track to meet its climate targets, citing "one of the leading plans in North America" to address climate change.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2023
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• Northwest First Nations join forces to pursue renewable energy in B.C.

  K'uul Power launched at the First Nations Energy Summit in Vancouver on Tuesday as a collaboration between leaders of 11 First Nations in northwestern B.C.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2023