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June 27, 2024 18:17 ET | Source: BC First Nations Justice Council

BC First Nations Justice Council Assembles Five Steering Committees to Provide Expert Advice and Strategic Guidance on the BC First Nations Justice Strategy

syilx homelands, Westbank BC, June 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) is excited to welcome our five new Steering Committees that will play a pivotal role in...
May 16, 2024 17:58 ET | Source: United Steelworkers union

Steelworkers: Bill 25 and “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement, a major step forward

USW District 3 is committed to reconciliation with B.C. First Nations and supports Bill 25, Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act, 2024.
February 21, 2024 12:04 ET | Source: The First Peoples' Cultural Council

FirstVoices celebrates International Mother Language Day with the launch of a new version of its free, open-source, Indigenous language platform

W̱JOȽEȽP, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF W̱SÁNEĆ NATION / BRENTWOOD BAY, B.C., Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, on International Mother Language Day, Indigenous-led technology platform...
February 26, 2021 19:00 ET | Source: British Columbia Treaty Commission

Memorandum of Understanding advances Tlowitsis Nation, Canada and British Columbia to final stage of treaty negotiations

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...
March 19, 2019 19:22 ET | Source: British Columbia Treaty Commission

Debt burden on reconciliation eliminated in federal Budget 2019

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:...
December 01, 2018 19:51 ET | Source: British Columbia Treaty Commission

Canada, British Columbia and First Nations Summit sign accord committing to changing BC treaty negotiations

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Principals of the BC treaty negotiations process, the Government of Canada, the Government of British Columbia, and the First...
October 13, 2018 10:00 ET | Source: British Columbia Treaty Commission

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding leads innovation in treaty negotiations

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Congratulations to Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Treaty Association (SXTA) and the governments of Canada and British Columbia on the signing of a...
October 10, 2018 16:23 ET | Source: British Columbia Treaty Commission

BC treaty negotiations transforming Indigenous rights recognition

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Treaty negotiations are leading the way in reconciliation and providing answers to important questions about Indigenous rights...
July 22, 2018 18:37 ET | Source: British Columbia Treaty Commission

BC Treaty Commission congratulates negotiating parties on Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw Agreement in Principle signing

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Congratulations to Northern Shuswap Tribal Council [NStQ Treaty Group], the Government of Canada, and the Province of British Columbia...
May 01, 2017 13:11 ET | Source: British Columbia Treaty Commission

Celeste Haldane appointed Chief Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 12, 2017, the governments of Canada, British Columbia, and the First Nations Summit officially appointed Celeste Haldane to a...