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Province Cancels 1.35 Million Acres of Conservation Lands in Northwest B.C. Without Consultation
May 24, 2023 (Smithers, B.C.) – Between 2019 to 2020, the provincial government cancelled over 1.35 million acres (nearly double the size of Metro Vancouver) of land designated under the Provincial Land Act for conservation and recreational use in northwest B.C. that residents hold dear. These cancellations put valued habitats at risk of being removed […]
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Snuneymuxw reclaims village in Land Back deal – The Discourse.
May 22, 2023 “We are working to ensure more of our people can live here and thrive as the Ancestors intended,” Snuneymuxw Chief Michael Wyse explains. Snuneymuxw Chief Michael Wyse (Xumtilum) grew up fishing at the kwula’xw village site with his grandfather — a place that has been cared for by his community for countless […]
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First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court – Times Colonist
May 12, 2023 VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruling on a First Nations land title lawsuit says it did not prove it had rights to its entire claim area, although he suggested it may be time for the provincial government to rethink its current test for such titles. The Nuchatlaht First Nation, […]
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Splatsin countersuing Enderby man battling with First Nation over land dispute – Castanet
May 10, 2023 An Enderby man who is suing the Splatsin First Nation over a land dispute is now being countersued by the band. Gary Roberts filed a lawsuit in BC Supreme Court claiming he has a legal right to access a parcel of land in rural Enderby, the driveway to which has been blocked […]
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WLFN Responds to Williams Lake Tribune Article
Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) is responding to recent discussions regarding the area commonly know by the settler name of “Farwell Canyon.” In April, 2023, the Williams Lake Tribune published an article entitled “Williams Lake mountain bikers raise awareness of Farwell Canyon closure prior to 4/20 event.” It is stated in the article that a […]
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First Nations Summit congratulates Treaty 8 First Nations
APRIL 18, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Vancouver, British Columbia – The First Nations Summit is sending congratulations to the Blueberry River First Nations, Doig River First Nation, Halfway River First Nation, Saulteau First Nation, and the West Moberly First Nation regarding the April 15, 2023 announcement that they have reached a […]
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UBCIC Celebrates Historic Settlement of Treaty 8 Treaty Land Entitlement Specific Claim
April 18, 2023 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – April 18, 2023) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs extends our warmest congratulations to the Blueberry River, Doig River, Halfway River, Saulteau, and West Moberly First Nations on finally achieving justice for their Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) specific claim after decades of […]
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Five B.C. First Nations reach settlement with the provincial and federal governments on Treaty Land Entitlement claims
From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Today, Judy Desjarlais, Chief of Blueberry River First Nations; Trevor Makadahay, Chief of Doig River First Nation; Darlene Hunter, Chief of Halfway River First Nation; Justin Napoleon, Chief of Saulteau First Nations; and Roland Willson, Chief of West Moberly First Nations; along with the Honourable Marc Miller, Canada’s […]
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Treaty 8 First Nations reach settlement with B.C., federal governments – PG Daily News
April 17, 2023 On April 15, 2023, five First Nations in B.C., alongside provincial and federal government representatives, announced settlement agreements of the Nations’ Treaty Land Entitlements claims. The settlements resolve long-standing claims that these First Nations did not receive all the lands owed to them under Treaty 8, which they signed in 1899. The […]
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‘It is so beautiful’: rare inland rainforest in B.C. declared Indigenous protected area – The Narwhal
March 31, 2023 In a race to conserve the largest intact, unprotected watershed in southern B.C., the Simpcw First Nation unilaterally declared the creation of a new protected area under Indigenous law — a move that could put an end to logging plans In the heart of B.C.’s Cariboo region lies an old-growth rainforest valley […]
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