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UBCIC @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

Joined April 2009
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UBCIC@UBCIC
Jun 10
"UBCIC calls on Canada to pause the current process and work with First Nations on a Nation-to-Nation basis to co-develop any future reforms." ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_rejects_pr…
UBCIC logo in background. text: UBCIC Rejects Proposed Major Projects Reforms

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UBCIC@UBCIC
Jun 8
The HCA has not been substantively updated in 30 years and is widely recognized by First Nations, archaeologists, and heritage professionals as being inadequate to prevent irreversible harm to sites and places of profound cultural & spiritual significance ubcic.bc.ca/ol_heritage_cons…
Logos of the FNLC from top to bottom: BCAFN, FNS, UBCIC Text reads: Open Letter: Heritage Conservation Act Transformation Project

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UBCIC@UBCIC
Jun 4
"Chiefs and leaders rallied at the UBCIC Chiefs Council Meeting yesterday urging Prime Minister Carney to meet with Sharon McIvor and First Nations women leaders immediately and to pass Bill S-2 as amended by the Senate without delay." ubcic.bc.ca/bc_chiefs_stand_…
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UBCIC@UBCIC
May 29
"UBCIC reiterates that reconciliation cannot be built on the extinguishment, diminishment, or unilateral reallocation of the title and rights of certain First Nations for the benefit of another." ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_calls_for_…
Red background with UBCIC logo in background. text reads: UBCIC Calls for Principled Reform of the B.C. Treaty Commission Process

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UBCIC@UBCIC
May 27
"UBCIC condemns the pattern of public demonstrations and publications questioning and downplaying the Residential School system and seeking to undermine active First Nations-led investigations under the guise of freedom of speech and academic freedom." ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_denounces_…
Orange background with UBCIC logo centered. Text reads: UBCIC Denounces Ongoing Residential School Denialism Campaign: Calls on Canada to Enshrine Legal Protections

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UBCIC@UBCIC
May 25
"We stand with you on your healing journey and acknowledge your enduring courage and will to survive for the betterment of our future generations." Chief Marilyn Slett, UBCIC Secretary-Treasurer ubcic.bc.ca/fifth_anniversar…
UBCIC logo in back of orange background Text reads: Fifth Anniversary of Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Announcement: UBCIC Honours Residential School Survivors and Condemns Denialism

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UBCIC@UBCIC
May 21
“Crown governments continue to speak the language of reconciliation while simultaneously attempting to fast-track projects that threaten our lands, waters, cultures, and future generations." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_opposes_pr…
UBCIC logo in background, blue. text: UBCIC Opposes Proposed Alberta-to-B.C. Oil Pipeline

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CTV News
@CTVNews
May 12
UN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as 'priority' ctvnews.ca/politics/article/…

UN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as ‘priority’

A United Nations panel is calling on Ottawa to make it a priority to eliminate the second-generation cutoff in the Indian Act.

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UBCIC@UBCIC
May 12
"UBCIC and First Nations women from the Indian Act Sex Discrimination Working Group reaffirm the advice from EMRIP for the federal Government to pass Bill S-2 as amended by the Senate without further delay." READ MORE: bit.ly/4u7818l @JusticeForGirl @FAFIAAFAI

United Nations Advises Canada to Stop Assimilatory Effects of the Indian Act; First Nations Echo...

Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights

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Ha-Shilth-Sa@HaShilthSa
May 11
First Indigenous person graduates from UVic English Department with a PhD hashilthsa.com/news/2026-05-…

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UBCIC@UBCIC
May 5
Patty Fraser, Senator Marilou Mcphedran, Chief Marilyn Slett & Senator Mary McCallum are in Ottawa on Red Dress Day before the INAN Commitee. UBCIC urges Canada to end violence against Indigenous women and pass Bill S-2 as amended without delay #endsecondgen #reddressday #MMIWG2S
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UBCIC@UBCIC
May 5
"The Indian Act turned 150 years old this year. This piece of racist and sexist colonial legislation continues its objective of eliminating the ‘Indian problem’ by assimilating First Nations people through the second-generation cut-off" Chief Marilyn Slett ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_in_ottawa_…
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Castanet@CastanetNews
May 4
Court tosses defamation suit by mayor's wife against Union of BC Indian Chiefs #Quesnel castanet.net/news/BC/612499/…

Court tosses defamation suit by mayor's wife against Union of BC Indian Chiefs

The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit launched by the wife of the mayor of Quesnel, B.C., against the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, after it denounced her for distributing a book...

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UBCIC@UBCIC
May 4
"UBCIC will continue to stand with Survivors and our Nations in confronting denialism and ensuring that the truth of residential schools is upheld. This work is fundamental to reconciliation and must be supported, not suppressed." Chief Marilyn Slett ubcic.bc.ca/court_affirms_im…
UBCIC logo on an orange background. Text reads: Court Affirms Importance of Defending Residential School Survivors and UBCIC’s Work Upholding Truth in Public Discourse

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UBCIC@UBCIC
Apr 24
"Continued delays in advancing this legislation prolong discriminatory impacts on First Nations women and their descendants, including barriers to status, services, and community belonging." UBCIC Women’s Representative Katisha Paul ubcic.bc.ca/unpfii_2026_ubci…
UBCIC logo in background of image. Text reads: UNPFII 2026: UBCIC Women’s Representative Calls for Health Justice and an End to Sex and Race-Based Discrimination

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CHEK News
@CHEK_News
Apr 23
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is supporting Wei Wai Kum First Nation in its calls to pause the K’ómoks treaty ratification process. cheknews.ca/ubcic-supports-w…

UBCIC supports Wei Wai Kum's calls to pause K’ómoks treaty

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is supporting Wei Wai Kum First Nation in its calls to pause the K’ómoks treaty ratification process.

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BIV News@BIVnews
Apr 22
Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors dlvr.it/TS9lx3

Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors

CALGARY — A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face — steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline...

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UBCIC@UBCIC
Apr 22
“Reconciliation cannot be achieved through incomplete or unilateral processes. Moving forward without resolving shared territory and overlap issues risks undermining relationships between Nations and creating long-term uncertainty." ubcic.bc.ca/uphold_titlerigh…
image is the upper part of a UBCIC new release. Text of News release reads: News Release April 22, 2026 UBCIC Supports Calls to Uphold the Title and Rights of all Impacted First Nations Before Advancing Treaty Legislation

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UBCIC@UBCIC
Apr 22
On Earth Day, UBCIC calls for unwavering attention to the climate emergency, which disproportionately impacts Indigenous peoples. We must shift to clean energy and away from extraction of fossil fuels, including LNG, which threaten our precious lands and waters.
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Khelsilem@Khelsilem
Apr 22
The Declaration Act debate made one thing clear: when industry lobbies govt, it's democracy. When First Nations negotiate with the Province, it's "hostage-taking." They agreed to collaborate. Apparently that's a threat to democracy. New Substack 👇 khelsilem.substack.com/p/the…

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