Building Cultural Competency in Policing
For Immediate Release April 22, 2025 Building Cultural Competency in Policing: New, Nation-Wide Training Program Created by the BC First Nations Justice Council A formative educational experience, the training will […]
BCFNJC Celebrates 2024 BC Reconciliation Award Recipients
The British Columbia First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) extends a heartfelt congratulations as we celebrate the inspiring individuals and organizations recognized with the 2024 BC Reconciliation Award. This prestigious honour […]
BC First Nations Justice Council Receives Funding from Public Safety Canada for Innovative Pre-Charge Diversion Program in Lheidli T’enneh Territory (Prince George, BC)
For Immediate ReleaseNovember 14, 2024 Public Safety Canada has awarded BCFNJC five years of funding to develop and run a pre-charge pilot program that will divert Indigenous people from entering […]
The BC First Nations Justice Council Announces the Locations of 6 New Indigenous Justice Centres in BC
For Immediate Release October 17, 2024 More Indigenous people have access to community-based spaces and free, culturally safe legal services with the opening of six new Indigenous Justice Centres by […]
Call for Accomplices: BC First Nations Justice Council Offers New Opportunities to Join Groundbreaking Indigenous Justice Centres
As more Indigenous Justice Centres open across BC, BCFNJC invites those who whose hearts and minds align with ours to join us and work with First Nations leaders and communities […]
“We’re Coming for Everything Our Ancestors Were Denied”: BCFNJC Releases What We Heard Report and Accredited CPD Content from the 3rd Annual First Nations Justice Forum
What We Heard Report and Continuing Professional Development videos capture the insights of Rightsholders and will strengthen the learning that is integral for justice system transformation For Immediate Release – […]
BCFNJC Holds 3rd Annual First Nations Justice Forum
Rooted in collaboration, the Justice Forum brings together a powerful network of First Nations delegates and justice partners to advance groundbreaking work under the BC First Nations Justice Strategy. For […]
CORRECTION: The BCFNJC and FNLC Congratulate Honourable Leonard Marchand, Jr.’s Appointment as Chief Justice of British Columbia and the Yukon Court of Appeal
The BCFNJC and the FNLC applauds Chief Justice Marchand’s appointment as it is consistent with the Strategy 23 of the BC First Nations Justice Strategy which called for the development of a coordinated strategy to increase the number of First Nations people serving as judges in British Columbia. The BCFNJC and the FNLC celebrate Chief Justice Marchand’s appointment and hold it up to be the first of many more appointments of First Nations judiciary in B.C.
“BCFNJC condemns the distressing and deeply concerning findings of Dr. Zinger’s investigation. Ten years have passed since Spirit Matters was released and we have seen no justice, no improvement, no meaningful, systemic action from the Canadian Government to advance and fulfill the recommendations of the Office of the Correctional Investigator set out in that report – the ever-climbing rates of Indigenous over-incarceration is absolutely unacceptable, and all Canadians should be concerned,” stated Kory Wilson, BCFNJC Chair.
BCFNJC Congratulates Clifford White on Appointment to BC First Nations Justice Council’s Board of Directors
Clifford White (Nees Ma’Outa) is a Gitxaała Leader and Champion for Restorative Justice in the First Nations/Indigenous Court System (Okanagan Syilx Territory, Westbank BC): The BC First Nations Justice Council […]
