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This week MNBC attended the Senior Officials meeting in Ottawa alongside governing members Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and the Métis National Council. In attendance, BC representatives included Brent Weberg, Chief Operating Officer, and Russell Brewer, Chief Public Affairs…
Last week MNBC board members and staff attended the Federal Liberal Convention in Ottawa to further dialogue with key Members of Parliament and continue building a working relationship on our path toward reaching a self-governance agreement.
MNBC also hosted the only indigenous…
Métis people throughout B.C. will soon come together to build resilience, mental wellness and connections to culture, and to have safe Métis-led conversations about alcohol and community health.
“We know that First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples are in the best position to…
May 05, 2021, marks Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people (MMIWG2S+).
The REDress Project began in 2010 when Indigenous artist Jaime Black put up art installations of red dresses in Manitoba to …
SURREY, BC, May 02, 2023 – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is pleased to receive distinctions-based funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia that will improve access to community-designed and delivered child care for Métis families. Funding…
Métis Nation BC is at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, in New York. MNBC leaders, along with MNC and other Métis leaders across the homeland, are in New York representing Métis people and issues important to them . The special theme of this gathering is on indigenous…
Métis Nation BC participated in a trilateral meeting with Canada, the Province of British Columbia and Indigenous leaders on April 13th in Richmond to discuss shared priorities for federal health funding. Key topics were primary care, rural and remote care, cultural safety, and…
SENATE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Position Opening – Northwest Regional Senator (Region 6)
MNBC is calling on its Citizens for interest in the position of MNBC Senator representing Region 6 Northwest. Nominations are now open. Nominations will close August 10, 2023.
As per Article 5,…
Image Are you a Metis harvester? Are you passionate about conservation and Metis rights in British Columbia? You may want to consider becoming a BCMANR Captain of the Hunt.
BCMANR is a separate society that is affiliated with MNBC. Within…
(Surrey, B.C.) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) commends the Vatican’s recent repudiation of concepts that failed to recognize the equal dignity and inherent rights of Indigenous peoples, including what had become known as the Doctrine of Discovery. The concepts have been…