Tag: First Nations

Elections BC has approved in principle a petition seeking to repeal B.C.'s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

Chiefs from four First Nations communities are telling Aaron Gunn to “chillax” after the MP criticized land acknowledgements in a statement posted Monday on X.

Bridge work will move forward after council approved a motion brought forward by the Gwa’sala-Nakwaxda’xw First Nation.

First Nations leaders and the Union of B.C. Municipalities are ramping up pressure on the provincial government to pause a controversial infrastructure bill they say infringes on Indigenous rights and undermines local decision-making.

Regional Chief Terry Teegee says he expects there will be legal challenges and public protests if the NDP pushes through a pair of controversial infrastructure bills.

B.C. Premier David Eby appears to be forging ahead with the NDP government’s controversial set of bills aimed at streamlining approvals for renewable energy and infrastructure projects, despite mounting opposition from First Nations leaders.

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C.- Since last year, fish farms have been under protest by First Nations, particularly in the Broughton...

Starting Sunday, the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and the BC Ministry of Health will implement an all-new health...