Union of BC Indian Chiefs

• Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C.’s old-growth deferral process

  Retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said the government's actions aren't consistent with free, prior and informed consent.

  Environment

  Dec 1, 2021
  
• First Nations leaders call on B.C. to declare indefinite state of emergency

  The First Nations Leadership Council says many B.C. First Nations are under evacuation alert and stuck navigating a complicated provincial emergency funding system.

  Environment

  Nov 16, 2021
  
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• 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
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• Security footage released in case of B.C. Indigenous man, granddaughter handcuffed outside bank

  Max Johnson from Bella Bella, who had been a BMO customer since 2014, had taken his granddaughter to the downtown Vancouver branch on Dec. 20, 2019, to open an account for her.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2021
• Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs appalled, horrified by dumpsite of severed bear paws

  The UBCIC says the severed and discarded bear paws indicate cruel and unlawful poaching that violates game laws and Indigenous values.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
• Audit finds 94% drop in street checks by Vancouver police, critics renew call for ban

  An audit presented to the Vancouver Police Board Thursday found that street checks had dropped more than 94 per cent between 2020 and 2021.

  Crime

  Feb 18, 2021
• Family of First Nations teen found dead in group-home closet wants full public inquiry

  The teen, who was in the care of an Indigenous organization under a government custody agreement, was found dead in his group home in Abbotsford.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2020
• Watchdog report proves RCMP action in Wet’suwet’en territory ‘unlawful’: Indigenous, civil rights groups

  The RCMP watchdog probed similar issues from an Indigenous protest in 2013 and found police had overstepped their bounds.

  Feb 20, 2020
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• B.C. Indigenous advocates rally ahead of court ruling on compensation for separated children

  The Federal Court is set to rule on whether to uphold a decision that calls on Ottawa to give billions of dollars to Indigenous children placed in foster care.

  Nov 24, 2019
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• B.C. man closer to liver transplant after ‘misunderstanding’ over alcohol abstinence policy

  In a statement Thursday, BC Transplant said the policy had actually been removed in May.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2019