Christine Boyle, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has released the following statement in response to the ‘yes’ vote by eligible voters on the ratification of the K’ómoks Treaty and Constitution:

Christine Boyle, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has released the following statement denouncing the recent defacing of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association’s office with racist and anti-Indigenous graffiti:

Christine Boyle, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has released the following statement on a newly appointed commissioner to the BC Treaty Commission:

Indigenous women and girls on Vancouver Island will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Toquaht Nation and Uchucklesaht Tribe members on the west coast of Vancouver Island will have safer access to their communities with new improvements coming to forest service roads.

Modern Treaty Nations and the Province are working together to develop new policy approaches to support the implementation of modern treaties, building strong, healthy communities now and for generations to come.

Together with Indigenous Peoples, the Province has released the 2023-24 Declaration Act Annual Report, which outlines efforts being made to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in B.C.