The School District 57 board should increase in size and change in composition, according to the Lheidli T’enneh and McLeod Lake Indian Band. Lheidli T’enneh […]
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The province has signed a 23-year agreement with First Nations in B.C. that will see the province share approximately $3 billion in gaming revenue. “Being […]
Lake Babine Nation, Canada and the Province of British Columbia have signed a reconciliation agreement that sets the foundation to implement and recognize Lake Babine […]
Carolyn Bennett, federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Scott Fraser, B.C.’s Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, and Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have issued the following statement […]
The province has purchased ranch lands for the Xatśūll First Nation (Soda Creek Indian Band) as part of treaty negotiations with the Northern Secwepemc te […]
A $1 million grant from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) to Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. will increase use of waste wood fibre, bring […]
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia, BC Hydro and Prophet River First Nation have reached two agreements that result in the discontinuation of the […]
The Tahltan Nation has announced that everyone, including hunters and wildlife enthusiasts, should avoid non essential travel to Tahltan Territory until the province safely enters […]
The McLeod Lake Indian Band is adding its name to a growing list of groups, organizations, and local governments opposed to the province increasing the […]
With the help of a $1.25-million grant from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC, the Cheslatta Carrier Nation is rehabilitating tree stands that were severely […]
National award-winning Lheidli T’enneh musician Kym Gouchie is releasing a reconciliation-themed live concert documentary on National Indigenous Peoples Day Sunday June 21. “I’m releasing this […]
Carrier Sekani Family Services is voicing its support for the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of […]
Barb Ward-Burkitt has been appointed as the new chairwoman of the Minister’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW). Ward-Burkitt is a member of the Fort […]
In 2018, B.C. faced its second straight year of catastrophic wildfires in every region of the province including, in Cheslatta Carrier Nation territory south of […]
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Terry Teegee has issued the following statement regarding racial police brutality. BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) […]
Lheidli T’enneh chief and council have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Prince George National Indigenous People’s Day celebration, slated for Sunday, June […]
A memorandum of understanding on establishing rights and title for the Wet’suwet’en was signed Thursday by hereditary chiefs, the province, and the federal government. The […]
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have said they will sign a memorandum of understanding reached earlier this year between Ottawa, Victoria, and some chiefs who said they […]
In the wake of ongoing blockades across the country that have impacted the economy, Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief Mina Holmes is reiterating her support for […]
The Cheslatta Carrier Nation wanted to buy into TC Energy, the company for which Coastal GasLink is constructing a natural gas pipeline from Dawson Creek […]
How do major resource projects obtain approval to operate in First Nations’ traditional territories? It all starts with talking. And that is exactly what is […]
Following three days of talks in Smithers, a resolution to the ongoing issue of some Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposing construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline […]
The Cheslatta Carrier Nation and Rio Tinto have signed a long-term partnership to support the Cheslatta community and Rio Tinto’s hydroelectric operations in the Nechako […]
As mass arrests and burning tires along rail lines define the state of developments in a country-wide series of blockades in protest against a $6.6 […]
When the Kelly Road High School replacement opens in the fall, it could have a new name. The School District 57 board of trustees are […]
Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s assertion that blockades in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposed to construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline must come down, […]
Seven more people were arrested at the Wet’suwet’en blockades along the Morice West Forest Service Road as RCMP wind up the major portion of their […]
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition will host a strong line-up of keynote and panel speakers at the third annual Industry Engagement Event taking place […]
Sasuchan Development Corporation and EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc have established a limited partnership, Sasuchan Environmental LP. Sasuchan’s objective is to provide resources to the Takla […]
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have agreed to seven days of talks with the province in an effort to de-escalate the ongoing conflict surrounding the Coastal Gas […]
Crystal Smith knows all the indigenous stereotypes intimately. Changing those stereotypes is what drives the Haisla Chief Councillor to fight for a better community for […]
Today marks the start of Year Zero for Archie Patrick. “We got some resources from (the province),” the Stellat’en First Nation Chief told a packed […]
The Caucus of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) has issued additional best practices guidance on key aspects of major project assessment, to support […]
Premier John Horgan has appointed Nathan Cullen as a liaison between the province and the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. Cullen, a former member of parliament for […]
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition will host the third annual Industry Engagement Event in Prince George March 2-3. The event, at the Courtyard Marriott […]
Premier John Horgan says he and the NDP government are fully committed to resolving the issue of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs’ opposition to the Coastal GasLink […]
Two Indigenous communities in central B.C. have signed an agreement with the Province in support of the recently approved Blackwater Gold Mine within their shared […]
The province is partnering with the Aboriginal Housing Society of Prince George to purchase a six-unit apartment complex. The goal of the purchase is to […]
The province and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) are providing temporary housing near medical facilities for those who are travelling from remote communities. “Many […]
Nechako Lakes MLA, and former Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, has weighed in on the Unist’ot’en blockade in his riding. He posted the following […]
The RCMP have set up an ‘access control checkpoint’ on the Morice West Forest Service Road as Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs vow to stop construction of […]
RCMP officers from the Community-Industry Safety Office (C-ISO) continue to conduct patrols along the Morice West Forest Service Road to ensure the safety of individuals […]
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs say there will be no access to their traditional territory without consent while Coastal GasLink, currently building a natural gas pipeline through […]
Coastal GasLink says it intends to resume work on its natural gas pipeline this week despite Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs announcing they will terminate a year-old […]
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have terminated their access agreement with Coastal GasLink. In a letter sent to the company last week, the chiefs demand the immediate […]
The Gitga’at First Nation and LNG Canada announced Thursday that Gitga’at First Nation will construct and operate a new Marine Emergency Response and Research Facility […]
Prince George’s Aliah Turner will be on the Team BC 14U basketball team this summer when it heads to the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) […]
With an early morning snow squall descending on the city this morning, one might be forgiven if their thoughts weren’t on fastball. And yet, there […]
Yesterday the provincial legislature passed, unanimously, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples act. Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Regional Chief […]
Rio Tinto Alcan says it has sought to resolve issues regarding the Kenney Dam and the state of the Nechako River with the Stellat’en and […]
Saik’uz Chief Priscilla Mueller says her community has never suggested that the Kenney Dam needs to be dismantled. The clarification comes after Stellat’en Chief Archie […]
Dismantling the Kenney Dam is on the table as far as Stellat’en First Nation Chief Archie Patrick is concerned. However, he also agrees that increasing […]
The British Columbia Utilities Commission is holding a workshop in Prince George next week to discuss potential new regulations on how Indigenous communities can regulate […]
BY TERRY TEEGEE Regional Chief, BC Assembly of First Nations It’s been 12 years since the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People […]
Missing, created by B.C.’s foremost Indigenous playwright and filmmaker, Marie Clements, with music by Juno award-winning composer Brian Current, gives voice, in English and Gitksan, […]
NATIONS continues to move closer to its ultimate goal of cultivating and marketing cannabis in B.C.’s northern interior. NATIONS is an Indigenous-controlled cannabis production company […]
Sixty-eight Lheidli T’enneh students are enrolled in School District 57. The chances they will attend the University of Northern British Columbia got better today with […]
Bruce Allen lied to one of his teachers. He believes to this day the lie saved him from a lifetime of pain. The lie was […]