Press Release 02/15/23 BC First Nations Justice Council Calls for Stricter Police Oversight and Accountability Amid Report that RCMP Officers Failed to Investigate Claims of Sexual Abuse of Indigenous Women and Girls by Prince George Officers BCFNJC Will Engage First Nations Leaders and Rightsholders in conversations about police service delivery, accountability and oversight at their Justice...
Statement 12/20/22 BCFNJC Statement on Doug White Appointment as Special Counsel on Indigenous Reconciliation The BC First Nations Justice Council congratulates Kwulasultun, Doug White on his appointment as Special Counsel to the Premier on...
Press Release 11/21/22 No Justice For Julian Jones The BC First Nations Justice Council (Justice Council) is appalled that, yet again, the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has found...
Press Release 11/20/22 BC First Nations Justice Council Welcomes Province of BC’s Commitment to Indigenous Justice Services The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) welcomes today’s announcement by Premier Eby to fully invest in the establishment and...
Press Release 09/28/22 BCFNJC Supports Initiatives to End Anti-Indigenous Racism within the Vancouver Police Department Ground-breaking Human Rights Settlement in favour of Maxwell Johnson Sr., Heiltsuk First Nation and UBCIC Initiates Significant Change within VPD...
Media Release 09/23/22 BCFNJC Receives Funding from the Province of British Columbia to Design of Pilot Program to address Structural Factors Contributing to Indigenous Overrepresentation in the Criminal Justice System “Too often the underlying factors driving contact with the criminal justice system go ignored. Funding dedicated to better understanding these...
News Release 07/07/22 The BC First Nations Justice Council, British Columbia, and Canada continue to advance Indigenous justice priorities in British Columbia The BC First Nations Justice Strategy sets the stage for, and commits BC, Canada, and First Nations, to transform the...