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BEAR IMAGE PRODUCTIONS, A FILMMAKER FROM the Ch’íyáqtel First Nation, collaborated with the Chilliwack Local Immigration Partnership in 2023 to produce Common Territory

A STÓ:LŌ AGREEMENT FOR HERITAGE CONSERVATION, a landmark pilot project signed in 2022 between the Province of BC and the S’ólh Téméxw Stewardship Alliance (STSA) and extended in 2023, provides protection for 45 sacred, spiritual, and ceremonial heritage sites on Stó:lō Nation territory across the Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, and the lower Fraser River watersheds.

THE JOINT WORKING GROUP ON FIRST NATIONS HERITAGE CONSERVATION IS ASKING FIRST NATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHERS for feedback by November 14, 2025 on proposed changes to BC’s Heritage Conservation Act.

October 2025
This month’s spotlight shines on Eric Clavier of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

“THE CLASS OF 2026 WILL BE THE FIRST COHORT IN BC to complete their K-12 public education with the history of Indian Residential Schools fully integrated into their curriculum,” explains the First Nations Health Authority on its website.

THE FOURTH ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION WILL BE COMMEMORATED ON PARLIAMENT HILL AND BROADCAST NATIONALLY on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

UNLEARN THE MYTHS OF COLONIAL HISTORY AT DAILY LUNCH AND LEARN WEBINARS through the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD (NFB) HAS A RICH COLLECTION OF INDIGENOUS CINEMA produced between 1968 and 2025, most of which can be streamed online.

THE CANADIAN INDIGENOUS MEDIA INDEX (CIMI) IS AN OPEN-ACCESS DATABASE of past and present Canadian-based Indigenous media.

ONLINE DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS AT NO CHARGE are available to Indigenous Peoples (Status and Non-Status First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) ages 18-35 living in BC through the First Nations Technology Council.