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B.C. could be home to 500,000 Indigenous people by 2041 – Chilliwack Progress
Oct. 18, 2021 Canada’s Indigenous population growth projected to outpace non-Indigenous in next 20 years New figures from Statistics Canada project that Canada’s Indigenous population will continue to grow more quickly than the country’s non-Indigenous population. Estimates peg Canada’s Indigenous population in Canada, which includes First Nations, Métis and Inuit, at 1.8 million in 2016. […]
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Province of BC: Amendments strengthen access to information, protect people’s privacy
VICTORIA – British Columbia is taking important steps to strengthen B.C.’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) to deliver better, more inclusive services to people, businesses and public-sector organizations. “The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we live, work, connect with loved ones and access the services we need. Today, people can safely talk […]
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BCAFN Regional Chief Statement on Prime Minister Trudeau’s visit to Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Nation today
(Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC) — BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) Regional Chief Terry Teegee’s statement regarding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s scheduled visit to Tk’emlups te Secwepemc in Kamloops, BC: First Nations leaders’ and community members’ expectations are finally being upheld today with the late arrival of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to […]
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Trudeau visits Tk’emlúps First Nation, apologizes for ignoring invitations – Global News
After declining past invitations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now visited the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in B.C., where he apologized for his vacation on Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Robin Gill reports on the concrete action Indigenous people, tired of hollow apologies and empty promises, are demanding. Read More: https://globalnews.ca/video/8275772/trudeau-visits-tkemlups-first-nation-apologizes-for-ignoring-invitations
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Trudeau to visit Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Nation in Kamloops, B.C. – APTN News
Oct 18, 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit Kamloops, B.C., today, where the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Nation announced it had found what are believed to be 215 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school last spring. Since May, a number of First Nations have reported finding unmarked graves at […]
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Historic Kelly Lake Accepted as Métis Nation British Columbia’s Newest Chartered Community
Kelly Lake, BC (October 16, 2021) – At a special meeting of the Métis Nation Governing Assembly (MNGA) on September 26, the MNGA voted to accept the Métis Community Society of Kelly Lake as Métis Nation British Columbia’s (MNBC) 39th Métis Chartered Community. MNBC represents Métis Chartered Communities in B.C. The Métis Chartered Communities are […]
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MNBC: 2021 By-Election
Public Notice is hereby given to all Métis Citizens of the Métis Nation British Columbia that a By-Election will be held December 15, 2021, by Online and Mail-in Ballot ONLY for the purpose of electing a President, Regional Women’s representatives for Regions 2, 3, 5, and 6, and Regional Youth representatives for Regions 5 and […]
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PM Trudeau to visit with Indigenous leaders in Kamloops – Global News
October 18 2021 Chief political correspondent David Akin looks ahead to Prime Minster Justin Trudeau’s visit the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation after snubbing two invitations to attend a ceremony on the First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Read More: https://globalnews.ca/video/8273650/pm-trudeau-to-visit-with-indigenous-leaders-in-kamloops
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Prime Minister’s itinerary for Monday, October 18, 2021
Kamloops, British Columbia Private meetings. The Prime Minister will visit Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc and speak with Chief and Council, survivors of residential schools, and other members of the community. Note for media: For all media inquiries, please contact [email protected] NT5
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Justin Trudeau to visit B.C. First Nation weeks after Truth and Reconciliation day apology – CTV News
Oct. 15, 2021 VANCOUVER – The prime minister will be visiting a B.C. First Nation next week, after calling a vacation he took in the province on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a “mistake.” The nation announced Friday that Justin Trudeau will visit the Kamloops Indian Band, Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc, on Monday. […]
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