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Northwest Indigenous Council Champions Self-Determination and Collaborative Nation Building
NWIC Champions self-determination and collaborative nation buildingEmpowering Indigenous Nations through Respect for Territories and a Place-Based Model The Northwest Indigenous Council, a trailblazer in Indigenous empowerment, is taking significant strides towards...
Senate Chooses Politics Over Reconciliation on Bill C-29
Senate chooses politics over reconciliationThe Off-Reserve Voice Matters Canadian Senators have chosen to play partisan politics on legislation meant to create a National Council for Reconciliation (Bill C-29), by leaving out one of five National Indigenous...
Nanaimo Now News – Advocates meet in Nanaimo to tackle lack of supports for urban Indigenous people
Written by: Spencer Sterritt Published by: Nanaimo News Now Posted: Jun 02, 2015 Link to website: Nanaimo News Now Link to pdf of article: Nanaimo Now News - Advocates meet in Nanaimo to tackle lack of supports for urban Indigenous people “Our rights go with us,...
North West Indigenous Council Society Launches Outreach and Engagement Sessions
(Coast Salish Territory - January 29, 2020) Scott Clark, President of the North West Indigenous Council Society (NWIC) has declared that a crisis now exists in urban Indigenous governance in British Columbia. As part of its outreach and engagement program, NWIC is...
CBC: Urban Indigenous people forgotten in UNDRIP talks, say advocates
Written by: Wawmeesh G. Hamilton Published by: CBC News Posted: Jan 26, 2020 Link to website: CBC News Link to pdf of article: CBC - Urban Indigenous people forgotten in UNDRIP talks, say advocates City-dwellers are being left out of consultations about the...
CBC Article: Northwest Indigenous Council aims to advocate for B.C.’s urban aboriginal people
The majority of B.C.’s aboriginal people live in cities now, and the Northwest Indigenous Council plans to lobby all levels of government for them, spokesperson Ernie Crey said.