Indigenous

The Nine Allied Tribes and Lax Kw'alaams say they will take every legal, necessary and peaceful steps to protect their rights following the Kitselas Treaty announcement.

The British Columbia government has tabled a bill to implement a treaty with the Kitselas First Nation in west-central B.C. It comes amid pushback from neighbouring First Nations, who say the treaty would infringe on their territorial rights.

British Columbia has tabled legislation to implement a treaty with K’ómoks First Nation, marking a major milestone in a process that began more than 30 years ago.

The British Columbia government has backed away from making a controversial bill on its Indigenous reconciliation law a confidence vote, as internal dissent and opposition from First Nations force a rethink of its approach.

First Nations leaders say they have lost confidence in Premier David Eby as his NDP government seeks to amend British Columbia’s landmark reconciliation legislation.

"We need to know what happened 20 years ago, why we had the symposium, what we've learned from that, and what we can do better, and also to make sure that we're getting really good solutions." 

Lax Kw'alaams launched a new office to operate as a support organization for leaders and the governance of the Nine Allied Tribes March 27.  

The British Columbia government is scaling back several proposed changes to the Heritage Conservation Act after further engagement with local governments and industry.

The Musqueam Indian Band and federal officials say a recent rights recognition agreement covering parts of the Vancouver area does not affect private property rights.