The new funding is on top of the $305-million Indigenous Community Support Fund
First Nations Health Council of B.C. says access to PPE has also been a concern for First Nations
Liberals have promised $290 million for organizations representing First Nations, Metis and Inuit people
The federal government has reported at least 190 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on reserves
Indigenous community leaders know what needs to be done to keep people safe, PM says
Hereditary chiefs have been ‘wined and dined’ for 23 years
Wet’suwet’en are governed by both a traditional hereditary chief system and elected band councils.
One in five Indigenous woman told survey takers they’d experience violence in past three months
Leaders are encouraging their communities to hunt and fish, and to gather berries and traditional medicines
Exclusive and/or shared jurisdiction will be handed over to First Nation houses over time
Details surrounding the deal have not been released and remain confidential
Multiple blockades popped up all over Canada in support of Wet’suwet’en
Chief Joe Alphonse asks residents of rural community to stay within their homes and self-isolate
The search for April Lee-Ann Parisian remains ongoing
Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear five challenges about the pipeline
“We all have to do our part and look out for one another”
The leaders plan to raise a number of issues, including the UN declaration
Hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en nation in northern B.C. oppose the route the pipeline would take
A commissioner wonders if Indigenous women feel any safer with threats levelled during recent anti-pipeline protests
‘To be clear, no elected official in British Columbia directs police operations,’ Mike Farnworth says
