BC Assembly Of First Nations

• $2.3 million in support for Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs in B.C.

  The government announced it has allocated nearly $2.3 million to be added to the B.C. Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund (ICBF).

  Cannabis

  Apr 23, 2023
  
• Indigenous leaders in B.C. call on government to change cannabis laws

  Leaders said Indigenous businesses are unfairly subjected to excessive taxation and onerous regulations in B.C.

  Cannabis

  Apr 20, 2023
  
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• B.C. First Nations concerned that Sept. 30 isn’t a provincial statutory holiday

  National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is a federal statutory holiday first declared in 2021, and it only applies to federally regulated workplaces.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2022
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• National Indigenous leaders talk reconciliation with Canadian premiers in B.C.

  Métis National Council president Cassidy Caron said the dialogue was "extremely valuable," encompassing topics such as the Indian Act and Indigenous child welfare.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2022
• ‘Absurd’: New bylaw endangers the unhoused in Prince George, B.C. dual reports find

  Two reports have found that enforcement of the Safe Streets Bylaw in Prince George, B.C. poses serious risks to the health and well-being of the city's unhoused population.

  Health

  Mar 22, 2022
• Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs criticizes former social worker plea deal, calls it frustrating

  ‘We stand with his victims and their families as they are left to process this disgusting deal.’

  Crime

  Sep 28, 2021
• B.C. AFN regional chief raises reconciliation doubts after federal leaders snub annual meeting

  The leaders of Canada's five major federal parties all declined to submit video messages to the BC Assembly of First Nations' annual general meeting this week.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2021
• Terry Teegee elected as BC Assembly of First Nations regional chief

  Since 2012, he has served as tribal chief of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council.

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2017
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• Wilson-Raybould lays out vision for UN Declaration

  Wilson-Raybould told an annual gathering of British Columbia cabinet ministers and First Nations leaders that it's important to appreciate why Canada cannot simply incorporate the declaration "word for word" into law.

  Politics

  Sep 7, 2016