Cultural Competency

Practice Point

14
Oct

Protecting Sacred Sites on S’ólh Téméxw

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.

2
Oct

Transforming Heritage Conservation: Feedback Requested by November 14

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.

29
Sep

Truth and the Class of 2026

“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.

22
Sep

Remembering the Children on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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

22
Sep

Truth and Reconciliation Webinars This Week

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

17
Sep

Indigenous Cinema to Stream or Screen

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

17
Sep

Find Indigenous Media Online

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

16
Sep

Sign Up for Free Technology Training

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.

12
Sep

Mawachihitotaak 2026 to be held in Calgary

THE THIRD MAWACHIHITOTAAK METIS STUDIES SYMPOSIUM will take place from September 20 to 24, 2026, in Calgary, Alberta.

7
Aug

Learn about cross-border ancestral water navigation and cultural form October 2

ANOTHER EVENT SHARING KNOWLEDGE OF CULTURAL PRACTICES AND KINSHIP TIES across Turtle Island irrespective of the Canada/U.S. border will take place in Abbotsford on October 2, 2025.

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