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Coquitlam RCMP, Kwikwetlem First Nation turn to public in search for missing persons – Global News
August 14, 2023 Two people have gone missing from Coquitlam and police are turning to the public for help. Coquitlam RCMP said Stephanie Patterson, 44, and David Hall, 57, have not been seen or heard from since Friday, Aug. 11, when they left a home near Colony Farm Road and Lougheed Highway. Patterson is an […]
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It is agonizing’: Grieving mother calls for answers after Indigenous daughter found dead on reserve – Alaska Highway News
Aug 8, 2023 An Indigenous woman is dead and her mother is desperately searching for answers on what happened during the last moments she was alive. Warning: This story deals with sensitive details, including death. If you need support, there is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310. A […]
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Illicit Drug Dealers NOT WELCOME on Tḱemlúps Reserve
August 2, 2023 Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc Chief and Council are taking a strong stance that illicit drug dealers are NOT WELCOME on Tḱemlúps reserve. Chief and Council and our entire membership are concerned about the illegal trafficking of drugs and how that is hurting our members and further traumatizing our families. We see drug traffickers […]
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Vancouver event supports calls to ‘search the landfill’ in Winnipeg – CTV News
Aug. 2, 2023 Voices in Vancouver are amplifying calls to search a Winnipeg landfill for the bodies of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Organizers of a peaceful protest dubbed “Search the Landfill Vancouver Vigil and Solidarity Event” are inviting people to join them outside the Vancouver Art Gallery at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. For months, […]
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Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Approves $23.3 Billion in Compensation for First Nations Children
July 31, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) welcomes the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s (Tribunal) ruling, supporting the revised First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS), Jordan’s Principle and Trout Class Settlement Agreement (revised FSA) of $23.3 billion dollars in compensation for all those who suffered […]
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Sixty-eight organizations receive grants to help shape anti-racism legislation
July 27, 2023 VICTORIA – Racialized people can now share their perspectives in culturally safe spaces as 68 organizations across B.C. receive more than $300,000 to engage community members on the development of new anti-racism legislation. “Too many people in B.C. experience systemic racism every day,” said Mable Elmore, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives. “Part of […]
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“We are Not Trash”: UBCIC Stands with Manitoba MMIWG2S+ Families and Advocates, Implores Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson to Search the Landfills
July 25, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – July 25, 2023) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+) family members, First Nations, and advocates have set up a new camp beside the Canadian Museum for Human Rights after being forced by an injunction to clear […]
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New programs, police standards support sexual assault survivors
July 24, 2023 VANCOUVER – Stable funding for sexual assault programs, as well as the establishment of new policing standards for responding to sexual assaults, will respect and support the diverse needs of survivors and ensure more effective investigations. Sexual assaults predominately affect women, girls and gender-diverse people. Indigenous and other racialized women and girls, […]
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Open Letter to Minister Miller Calling on Canada to Provide Specific Claims Research Funding to all First Nations Claimants to Ensure Full and Fair Access to Justice
Dear Minister Miller, The National Claims Research Directors (NCRD) writes to you urgently regarding the severe shortfall in specific claims research funding for the 2023-24 fiscal year. It has come to our attention that in response to its annual call for proposals, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada’s (CIRNAC) Negotiation and Support Directorate (NSD) received […]
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Indigenous woman’s death at Vancouver housing complex triggers review of VPD’s ‘sudden death’ policy – Vancouver Is Awesome
Drug overdoses “something of a routine matter,” not all investigated in “fulsome manner.” B.C.’s police complaint commissioner has recommended the Vancouver Police Board review the police department’s policy for attending sudden death calls after receiving a complaint from a woman alleging a “deficient investigation” of her daughter’s death at an Indigenous affordable housing complex. Clayton […]
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