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Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United...

MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH AND TSLEIL-WAUTUTH, VANCOUVER, Feb. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The BC Treaty Commission congratulates Tlowitsis Nation and the governments of Canada and British Columbia on the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- June is National Indigenous History Month which recognizes the first peoples across Canada, their rich and distinct cultures, languages...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today history was made when Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act), received Royal Assent...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This year marked significant progress in treaty negotiations and rights recognition. Longstanding issues that have burdened the treaty...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday on Tsawwassen territory, Nisga'a Nation formally joined the Alliance of BC Modern Treaty Nations (the Alliance) by signing...

TSAWWASSEN LANDS, British Columbia, Nov. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Nisg̱a’a Nation joined Tsawwassen First Nation, Tla’amin Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations,...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday the government of British Columbia introduced Bill-41 to the Legislative Assembly – historic legislation to provincially...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Principals of the BC treaty negotiations process endorsed a policy on Wednesday that will significantly advance...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Treaty Commission acknowledges the federal government for eliminating outstanding treaty negotiations loans in the Budget 2019:...