UBCIC

In 1969 the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs was created to fight PM Pierre Trudeau's White Paper & to defend Indigenous Title & Rights

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Mandell Pinder LLP founder Louise Mandell discusses DRIPA with CBC. Read it here: https://t.co/DjH1QprjTE

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Kukpi7 Justin Kane, Ts'kw'áylaxw, St'át'imc Nation “I wouldn't call it consultation. We were engaged. They proposed a major project.” @WCELaw

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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip: "My fundamental message to corporations is 'buyer beware' when you invest in BC, because we are not standing down, we are not stepping back."

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Regional Chief Terry Teegee, BCAFN: “This project being pre-approved doesn't meet the standard of FPIC or the minimum standard of consultation. We are concerned not only about this project but about other projects. First Nations all across the country should be watching.”

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Hugh Braker, @FNSummit : “There needs to be a solid answer from the Prime Minister- he said everyone has a moral duty when it comes to climate change but he is exempt.”

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Drummers open up the St’at’imc in press conference on First Nations’ Federal Court Legal Challenges to the Pacific Link Pipeline, with the Constitution Song.

[Rob Shaw @RobShaw_BC]

NEW - @UBCIC grand chief Stewart Phillip says he only endorses @Emily_Lowan in her run to be MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, but endorses @bcndp and @Dave_Eby overall to form government.
Follows confusion in which it appeared he was endorsing the @BCGreens

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Grand Chief Stewart Phillip "For generations, our people have survived deliberate attempts to conquer our Nations, steal our lands, and destroy our cultures. To hear a political candidate invoke that same language today is absolutely appalling."

[First Nations Summit @FNSummit]

FNLC CONDEMNS RACIST REMARKS BY BC CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE CALLING FOR FIRST NATIONS TO BE “CONQUERED”: https://t.co/bFu1yP9OqJ

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"We strongly urge all political party leaders, candidates, and the public, to listen to Survivors, who have bravely shared the truth through testimony in a variety of forms." https://t.co/2oXY0pU9SL

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"The Pacific Link pipeline is unique in that it has tossed aside the fundamental pillars of our relationship in terms of respect, in terms of shared communication, and taking up lands in our territories without any form of credible consultation." GCSP https://t.co/RZHeqeHVGx

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"To Kukpi7 Casimir and the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Nation, we stand in complete solidarity with your community. Love is stronger than hate, and you are not alone." GCSP https://t.co/rblbHygMb6

[CFJC Today Kamloops @CFJC_Today]

The chief says she and council are “actively monitoring the situation, assessing additional security measures and working with the RCMP.” | MORE: https://t.co/GSutpk3ENG

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UBCIC stands with Tk’emlups te Secwepemc and all IRS survivors. We strongly and unequivocally denounce and condemn the abhorrent, vile and racist actions of IRS denialists.

[Jody Wilson-Raybould (JWR), PC, OBC, KC 王州迪 @Puglaas]

What makes a good leader?…

#TheInbetweenLeader 📕

National Post https://t.co/I23QLo4zjz via @nationalpost

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"As women of this land, we have a duty and an obligation to protect our rights and our future generations to the fullest extent of the law, and we have every intention of doing so." https://t.co/BDOobJF11R

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"Governments cannot claim to uphold the UN Declaration while advancing a West Coast oil pipeline through First Nations’ territories without their free, prior and informed consent." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip https://t.co/uRuBQYp0pf

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"We call on you to pass Bill S-2, as amended by the Senate, to immediately remove all discrimination from the status provisions in the Indian Act and comply with domestic and international legal and human rights obligations." https://t.co/0fE8MfvJgp

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"Respect for First Nations' free, prior and informed consent and meaningful climate action are not competing priorities, they are inseparable obligations." https://t.co/YnxYT05Amp https://t.co/DCODtFAiq3

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"The federal government must not abandon the organizations, families and grassroots leaders who have built the pathways to safety, justice and healing that Canada itself has failed to provide." https://t.co/LwpDs2Iojp

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"I extend my deep gratitude for his dedication to furthering equality in services to First Nations children, youth, families and communities." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip https://t.co/vFrRp5475Y