BC First Nations Justice Council Receives Funding from Public Safety Canada for Innovative Pre-Charge Diversion Program in Lheidli T’enneh Territory (Prince George, BC)
Press Release November 14, 2024 Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC: The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) is pleased to announce that a new pre-charge diversion pilot program in…
Call for Accomplices: BC First Nations Justice Council Offers New Opportunities to Join Groundbreaking Indigenous Justice Centres
Press Release Okanagan syilx Homelands, Westbank BC, Oct. 10, 2024 – Way’! Weytk! Tansi! Biindigen! Taanishi! Miyotôtâkewin! Tunngsugit! Hay’sxw’qa si’em! Greetings in your ancestral language. As you step through the doors of one of…
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Quebec
Press Release From: Department of Justice Canada September 23, 2024 The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial…
Anishinabek Nation leadership seek greater implementation of Ipperwash Inquiry recommendations
Anishinabek Nation leadership seek greater implementation of Ipperwash Inquiry recommendations Press Release ANISHINABEK NATION TERRITORY— In 2007, The Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry produced 100 recommendations for implementation and the…
“we’re Coming For Everything Our Ancestors Were Denied”: BCFNJC Releases What We Heard Report And Accredited CPD Content From The 3rd Annual First Nations Justice Forum
Press Release September 3, 2024 syilx Homelands, Westbank BC: The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) is pleased to share the What We Heard Report from the 3rd Annual First…
BC First Nations Justice Council Assembles Five Steering Committees to Provide Expert Advice and Strategic Guidance on the BC First Nations Justice Strategy
Press Release Jun 27, 2024 (syilx homelands, Westbank BC): The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) is excited to welcome our five new Steering Committees that will play a pivotal…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Urges Canada to Accelerate the Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Following Annual Report
Press Release (June 24, 2024 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – Today, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, called on the Government of Canada…
Third annual progress report on the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act highlights progress and points to where further work is needed
Press Release From: Department of Justice Canada Ottawa, ON, Unceded Algonquin Traditional Territory— Department of Justice Canada Protecting the human rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis is essential to…
BC First Nations Justice Council Establishes Elders and Knowledge Keepers Council (EKKC), Welcomes Five Members
Press Release May 29, 2024 syilx Okanagan Homelands, Westbank BC: The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) warmly welcomes the members of the newly established Elders and Knowledge Keepers Council…
Media Advisory – Minister Virani to Make a Funding Announcement in Ontario
Press Release OTTAWA, ON, March 11, 2024 – The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament for Toronto Danforth and Parliamentary…
