The B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering began today with optimism about the new government and a new partnership.

Moricetown is a Witsuwit’en First Nation near the Bulkley Canyon in northwestern B.C.  Approximately 850 members live on-reserve and some 1,100 live off reserve. It is an area often troubled by high unemployment and boom-and-bust economic cycles. Other barriers to employment include the generational impacts of residential schools.

There are nearly 70,000 Métis people in British Columbia and making sure that Métis youth have a strong voice is an important part of Métis Nation B.C.’s (MNBC) work to create a proud, self-governing, sustainable nation.

The Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women has drawn on the expertise of many respected Indigenous women, and this year, it enhances its youth voice as part of its mandate to advise government on how to improve the quality of life for Indigenous women in B.C.

When McLeod Lake First Nation opened a new sawmill in Mackenzie, it was a decision grounded in the band’s longstanding philosophy: provide good value, work hard and achieve results.