Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of British Columbia"

Province supports Sts’ailes asserting their own family services laws First Peoples Law Report: Vernon Morning Star – During a ceremony on Thursday (April 18), minister of children and family services Grace Lore signed a coordinating agreement with the Sts’ailes First Nation, further reinforcing the province’s support of the nation’s jurisdiction over their own child and...

NationTalk:VICTORIA – Simpcw First Nation is partnering with the Province on a two-year project focused on keeping families together through connections to their culture, language, families and traditional decision-making for members who live away from home. “Today is a very proud day for Simpcw as we are now able to fulfil a commitment our council...

NationTalk: VICTORIA – B.C. child and family welfare laws now respect and uphold the inherent rights of Indigenous communities to provide their own child and family services with the passing of new legislation. The Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services Amendment Act makes B.C. the first jurisdiction in Canada to recognize an inherent right of self-government specifically in provincial...

Globe and Mail: British Columbia is overhauling its child-welfare system to ensure First Nations are able to assume complete control over the care of their children. The move was hailed by Indigenous groups as an important step forward toward recognizing the principles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The government said...