Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement marking one year since the announcement of unmarked graves found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School:

Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, and Sonia Furstenau, BC Green Party leader, have released the following statement in response to acts of racism and discrimination against Indigenous peoples under the guise of COVID-19: 

Rachna Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, and Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education, have released the following statement to mark Black Shirt Day on Jan. 15, 2021:

The B.C. government and Coastal First Nations, an alliance of eight First Nations on the north and central coast and Haida Gwaii, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to continue and expand their work to protect the environment and boost the regional economy.

Indigenous students at public post-secondary institutions throughout British Columbia will have more support to succeed in post-secondary education and finish their studies.

Barb Ward-Burkitt has been appointed as the new chairwoman of the Minister’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW).

The Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw, the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia have reached a major milestone in B.C. treaty negotiations with the signing of an Agreement-in-Principle.

Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has issued the following statement in response to the outcome of the Lheidli T’enneh Treaty ratification vote: