The provincial government honoured the legacy of the Indian Residential Schools with its contribution to a large-scale art installation that will be unveiled next week at the University of Victoria.

The Province is investing $555,000 to support the operation and activities of the Tahltan Socio-Cultural Working Group (TSCWG), an award-winning government-to-government forum that aims to address social and cultural challenges that can accompany economic development in remote communities.

There's been a lot of discussion recently about the potential for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in British Columbia to create meaningful jobs, and whether or not the Province - and my ministry in particular - is doing what it should to ensure that training for Aboriginal British Columbians will be available to take advantage of those jobs.

The Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement Implementation Report / 2011-2012 is now available, providing information on the implementation of British Columbia's first multi-nation treaty.

The Upper Similkameen and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands will be better able to pursue activities that enhance governance, and the social, economic and cultural well-being of their members, thanks to mine-revenue sharing from an Economic and Community Development Agreement (ECDA) for the Copper Mountain Mine, located southwest of Princeton.

The Nisga'a Lisims Government will benefit from the most recent round of funding under the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF)

The Nak'azdli Indian Band will benefit from the most recent round of funding under the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF).