Cultural Competency

THE HONOURABLE STEVEN POINT, OBC RECEIVED A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from the Peter A. Allard School of Law on November 15, 2022.

NOVEMBER 8 IS INDIGENOUS VETERANS DAY. Today we honour the strength and service of Indigenous Veterans, past and present, and thank them for their sacrifices.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN CANADA WERE ALMOST THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY to live in a dwelling in need of major repairs (16.4%) than the non-Indigenous population (5.7%) in 2021, according to data collected by Statistics Canada in the 2021 Census.

An educational beading kit is available free of charge to members of the public who attend the following current exhibitions at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford (until January 7, 2023)

ON THE EVE of Canada’s second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Yellowhead Institute will host a free online conversation with the following esteemed Indigenous leaders…

CHEYENNE STONECHILD FIRST PRESENTED at CLEBC’s Access to Justice for Children Conference seven years ago, when she was 17 years old and just leaving foster care.

MORE THAN FOUR YEARS HAVE PASSED since publication of the groundbreaking Elements of Indigenous Style by the late Gregory Younging of  Opaskwayak Cree Nation, who was the publisher of Theytus Books, the first Indigenous-owned publishing house in Canada.

TWENTY NEW LITIGATION DIRECTIVES for civil matters involving Indigenous Peoples in BC are set out in detail on the Government of BC website.

A selection of online resources as Canada marks National Indigenous Languages Day.

“IN MANY WAYS, WE’VE ALREADY BEEN TAUGHT to prepare,” said Lennard Joe, Emergency Operations Manager for the Nlaka’pamux Health Services Society.