AMENDMENTS TO BC’S SCHOOL ACT TOOK EFFECT IN NOVEMBER 2023 AND APRIL 2024, introducing three new sections that “begin to address the systemic barriers faced by First Nation students across BC, as well as to support all Indigenous learners, as appropriate, within the province.
SEVEN FIRST NATIONS IN BC PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST NATIONS EDUCATION JURISDICTION INITIATIVE at present: ʔaq’am, Cowichan, Lil’wat, Seabird Island, Canim Lake Band, Ditidaht First Nation and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation).
GUIDES TO RESOURCES FOR BC CLASSROOMS THAT ARE CREATED BY FIRST PEOPLES or through their substantial contributions are available for free download in PDF at the website of the First Nations Education Steering Committee.
EDUCATORS ARE ASKED TO APPLY BY SEPTEMBER 8, 2025, WITH WORKSHOP PROPOSALS for the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) Education Conference, Creating an Education System Worthy of our Children.
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.
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.
CHEYENNE STONECHILD, LONG-TIME CLEBC CONTRIBUTOR, is participating and presenting at the United Nations this week in New York.
THE FIRST NATIONS TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL WANTS TO DESIGN CUSTOM AI (artificial intelligence) resources that prioritize digital sovereignty and support Nation-building.
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.