Cultural Competency

MAHIHKAN MANAGEMENT IS ASSISTING HEALTH CANADA TO HEAR INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES on end-of-life care and medical assistance in dying (MAID).

SACRED AND STRONG: Upholding Our Matriarchal Roles, published in 2021 by the First Nations Health Authority and the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, is a downloadable 154-page PDF exploring “the health and wellness journeys of BC First Nations Women and Girls”.

“TODAY … MARKS A NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO SEARCH THE LANDFILLS, a painful reminder that Indigenous women continue to be dehumanized, devalued, and discarded.”

“OUR HERITAGE PROGRAM HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE AND HOW TO LIVE. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS AN URGENT NEED to protect Indigenous heritage, now and into the future.”

FOLLOWING TWO PHASES OF ENGAGEMENT with First Nations in BC and external stakeholders, the Heritage Conservation Act Transformation Project (HCATP) will not produce legislative amendments in the current legislative session scheduled to end March 16, 2024.

PROVIDE YOUR THOUGHTS on sharing public land use decision-making through Engage BC.

JOURNALISTS IN CANADA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY to join in on a series of workshops that was created through a project called “Spotlight: Child Welfare” and hosted by The Tyee.

THE BC LAW INSTITUTE IS CONSIDERING HOW REFORM OF THE LAW ON PUBLIC HEARINGS can be aligned with Indigenous governance.

TODAY IS NATIONAL RIBBON SKIRT DAY, acknowledging the contributions of Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people for the second year in a row.

INDIGENOUS-LED ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN CANADA may submit proposals to the Government of Canada’s Indigenous Partnership Fund for funding to support activities that contribute to implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).