Union Of BC Indian Chiefs

• $17M-boost for wild salmon restoration as First Nations call for ‘drastic action’

  Fisheries and Oceans Canada says many Pacific salmon stocks are declining to "historic lows" due to the impacts of climate change, habitat loss and other threats.

  Environment

  Jun 1
  
• ‘We have a voice’: Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls honoured in Abbotsford

  Dozens of Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been killed on or near the stretch of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert, known as the Highway of Tears.

  Canada

  May 5
  
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• 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
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• Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond no longer employed at UBC

  Turpel-Lafond came under scrutiny last fall after a series of CBC reports raised questions about both her claims of Indigenous ancestry and her claims of academic accomplishments.

  Canada

  Jan 3
• B.C. releases ‘snapshot’ of progress on addressing Indigenous-specific racism in health care 

  The B.C. government outlined steps that have been taken on the In Plain Sight recommendations: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care report.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2022
• 2021 B.C. extreme weather events cost province $10-$17 billion, study finds

  The study provides a first-ever estimate of the total economic costs associated with 2021’s heat dome, wildfires, flooding and landslides.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2022
• UN declaration is focus of government, First Nations meetings in B.C., says grand chief

  This is the seventh B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders' Gathering and it comes three years after the province passed legislation requiring its laws be consistent with UNDRIP.

  Politics

  Nov 29, 2022
• B.C. First Nations leaders thank John Horgan for leadership on premier’s last full day

  Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says passage of the B.C. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in 2019 would not have been possible without Horgan's leadership.

  Politics

  Nov 17, 2022
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• Study highlights discrimination faced by B.C. residents when using Indian status card

  Discrimination examples include rudeness, refusing to accept status cards, acting as if processing them is a hassle and suggestions that status cards are an unfair advantage.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
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• New report suggests proposed old-growth deferral areas in B.C. are being logged

  According to Stand.earth, more than 55,000 hectares of proposed protected land is at "imminent risk" of being logged, is currently being logged or has already been cut.

  Environment

  Aug 30, 2022