Establishment of $50M Indigenous Coastal Waters Stewardship Fund

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Vancouver – The Indigenous Coastal Waters Stewardship Society and Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced $50 million in funding to support First Nations stewardship in the Salish Sea and waters along the west coast of Vancouver Island. Funding through the Indigenous Coastal Waters Stewardship Fund is now available to the 33 First Nations eligible …

Signing historic agreement for 1st Nations children and families

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Splatsin – First Nations children thrive when they can stay with their families and their communities, surrounded by their culture and language. As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we will continue to work towards self-determination for First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Today, at a ceremony in Enderby, …