Cultural Competency

Practice Point

2
Jun

Advancing Reconciliation: B.C. Supreme Court Seeks Feedback by September 30

As announced in the BC Supreme Court’s 2024 Annual Report, the Court has struck a Reconciliation Working Group (RWG). The RWG is informed by the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the Calls to Action, and has been established to examine the Court’s role in advancing reconciliation.

30
May

Indigenous Knowledge in Emergency Management

MAKE A PLAN, BUILD A KIT, BE INFORMED.

22
May

A border drawn through Indigenous lands

INDIGENOUS ARTISTS WILL BE FEATURED AMONG OTHER ARTISTS hailing from both sides of the 49th parallel from June 14, 2025 to January 10, 2026 at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford.

29
Apr

Cheyenne Stonechild at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2025 in New York

CHEYENNE STONECHILD, LONG-TIME CLEBC CONTRIBUTOR, is participating and presenting at the United Nations this week in New York.

22
Apr

Share about your AI needs by May 5, 2025

THE FIRST NATIONS TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL WANTS TO DESIGN CUSTOM AI (artificial intelligence) resources that prioritize digital sovereignty and support Nation-building.

9
Apr

Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Practices in the Federal Court

CREE, PLAINS CREE, DENÉ, ANISHINAABEMOWIN, BLACKFOOT, OJIBWE, OJI-CREE, AND INNU summaries of selected Federal Court decisions between 2019 and 2024 are available in both PDF and audio formats on the website of the Federal Court.

9
Apr

What Do Indigenous Courtworkers Do?

I’VE BEEN APPROACHED IN THE COURTROOM and asked whether I was the Native Courtworker. I replied, “No. I’m a Native lawyer. Can I help you?” (“Story of an Indigenous Woman Lawyer” as read by barbara findlay in But I Was Wearing a Suit (2018) at 10:16)

24
Mar

Take Action on World TB Day

ON WORLD TB DAY, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025, WE REMEMBER there are people in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities who still develop the world’s deadliest infectious disease—tuberculosis (TB) disease—and many more that who carry the TB infection, even while Canada has some of the lowest rates of TB in the world.

7
Mar

Honour and Celebrate Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People on IWD March 8

A KEYWORD SEARCH FOR “INDIGENOUS WOMEN” AND “INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY” brings a lot of good reading to your browser. Here’s just a handful of organizations with messages, activities, images, words, resources, and offers to celebrate and honour Indigenous women and gender-diverse people on IWD March 8, 2025.

20
Feb

Safe and Affordable Housing for Indigenous and Black Elders, Families, and Individuals

LU’MA NATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY AND SWAHILI VISION INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION operate a 96-unit residential building in New Westminster to provide safe, affordable housing for Indigenous and Black Elders and families.

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