British Columbia Children & Families
- AFN Bulletin Feb. 29, 2024: Update on Final Settlement Agreement on Long-Term Reform of FNCFS and Jordan’s Principle (opens in new tab)
- FNCFCS: Supreme Court of Canada Decision on An Act Respecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children Youth and Families (C-92) (opens in new tab)
- AFN Bulletin Feb. 29. 2024: Update on Final Settlement Agreement on Compensation for Children and Families (opens in new tab)
Water, Lands and Resource Stewardship
Justice
- Letter to AFN National Chief 2024 (opens in new tab)
- Submission to the UN Human Rights Council of Canada’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review (opens in new tab)
- FNLC: Presentation to the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act 2021 (opens in new tab)
- Submission to Canada UPR 2024 (opens in new tab)
- FNLC Call for Meeting to Address RCMP Application to Dispose of Evidence in the Pickton Case and for Victim, Survivor and Family Rights to be Upheld letter (opens in new tab)
Languages
Gender Equity
UNDA
- Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Submission to the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (opens in new tab)
- Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples: UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Canada’s response to recommendations from UPR4 (opens in new tab)
- Canada – FNLC letter: UNDA 2023 (opens in new tab)
- UPR4 Indigenous Engagements Report 2024 (opens in new tab)
- Indigenous Border Mobility and UNDA Action Plan Measure SP52: BC Regional Roundtable 2023-24 (opens in new tab)
- FNLC letter 2023: Current Funding Is Woefully Inadequate, Additional Resources Required for UNDA NAP Implementation (opens in new tab)
- UNDA Action Plan (opens in new tab)
- EPU4: Report on priorities and suggestions expressed by civil society 2024 (opens in new tab)
- BCAFN Letter 2023: Bill S-13, An Act to amend the Interpretation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (opens in new tab)
- FNLC Submission Department of Justice: FNLC Priorities Paper on the United Nations Declaration Act National Action Plan (opens in new tab)
- Annex 1: Additional contributions (opens in new tab)
- Engagement with Indigenous Organizations on the UPR4 Recommendations for Canada: Presentation to SOCHR (opens in new tab)
- FNLC letter 2023: BC-Specific Process for the Implementation of the UNDA Action Plan (opens in new tab)
- BCAFN briefing note 2024: UNDA NAP SP52 – Canada Border Service Agency (opens in new tab)
- UPR4: ONWA Submission to Innovation 7 (opens in new tab)
- 2024 draft agenda – Expert Seminar in Support of the Work of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Establishing effective monitoring mechanisms at the national and regional levels for the implementation of the UNDRIP (opens in new tab)
- HRC: Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review – Canada (opens in new tab)
- AFN Priority Recommendations to Implement from Canada’s UPR (opens in new tab)
- Concept Note – UBC seminar on traditional economies, sustainable development, and food security in an age of climate change (opens in new tab)
- BCAFN letter to Lametti 2023: BCAFN Submission to the Department of Justice re. UNDA National Action Plan (opens in new tab)
- BCAFN – Dept. Justice: Implementation Options Paper UN Declaration Act – National Action Plan (opens in new tab)
- FNLC Briefing Note: UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ACT – BILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION TABLES Mar. 2024 (opens in new tab)
Housing
Critical Minerals
COE and BCAFN Economic Development
BCAFN Constitution, Bylaws, Governance Manual and Standing Rules for Assemblies
Water
Climate Change
- BCAFN Briefing Note: BC First Nations Spiritual Knowledge Keepers Gathering on Climate Change (opens in new tab)
- BCAFN Briefing Note: Facilitating the Development of a First Nations Climate Leadership Agenda in BC (opens in new tab)
- BCAFN Briefing Note: BCAFN Low-Carbon Transportation Project and Transportation Survey (opens in new tab)
- FNLC Briefing Note: Implementation of the BC First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan – Mar. 2024 (opens in new tab)
Border Mobility
BCAFN SCA 2024
- BCAFN 20th Annual Special Chiefs Assembly – Final Notice (opens in new tab)
- BCAFN 20th Annual Special Chiefs Assembly – Second Notice (opens in new tab)
- BCAFN 20th Annual Special Chiefs Assembly – First Notice (opens in new tab)
- SCA 2024 Proxy Letter template (opens in new tab)
- SCA 2024 Call for Resolutions (opens in new tab)
- SCA 2024 Resolution template (opens in new tab)
- SCA draft agenda (opens in new tab)