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February 24, 2022 (Surrey, BC) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) and Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC) announced they are partnering to provide 600 cell phones to support our most vulnerable Métis Citizens in urban, rural, and remote…
PAN-INDIGENOUS FUNDING IGNORES DISTINCTIONS-BASED SPIRIT OF DECLARATION ACT$12M Declaration Act Secretariat Doesn’t Address Indigenous Government Capacity
February 22, 2022 (Surrey, B.C.) – Métis Nation British Columbia’s (MNBC) government is disappointed that the 182-page…
This episode of our Métis Speaker Series focuses on women and gender equity, represented by R4 Women’s rep Jana Schulz. Jana speaks to the topic of fair visibility and what this looks like for people. She also shares healing practices and the forms of support that survivors and…
February 18, 2022 (Surrey, BC) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC), the government for Métis people in BC, will be sending a delegation to Victoria for the Budget 2022 lockup, to be held on February 22.
MNBC is waiting to see if the Province of BC will respond to…
February 17, 2022 (Surrey, BC) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) applauds the economic plan, StrongerBC: A Plan for Today, a Vision for Tomorrow, released today by the Province of BC, providing a roadmap to economic recovery and skills training funding focused on the jobs…
Monday, February 14, 2022 - Sexual Reproductive Health Awareness Week Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (SRH Week) is a yearly campaign designed to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health and promote resources to improve community health in Canada. This…
In this episode of our Métis Speaker Series, we chat about the environment and sustainability with Vanessa Prescott. Vanessa shares her story, about where her family comes from and what their relationship was with the land. She shares what she finds most special about Métis land…
Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) aims to reduce Métis core housing need in British Columbia (BC) by 50% over five years. To measure progress towards this goal, MNBC undertook a baseline housing needs assessment to benchmark the proportion of Métis in BC living in core housing…
In this episode of our Métis Speaker Series, we talk about health and wellness with knowledge carrier, Lynette La Fontaine. Lynette shares their words for describing healing through culture and how to describe the barriers that are connected to cultural healing. They go on to…
On Thursday, February 3, MNBC’s Métis Nation Governing Assembly met to deal with three pressing resolutions:
Resolution 1 - Chief Electoral Officer
Resolution 2 - Election Date
Resolution 3 - Campaign-Financing
A resolution endorsed by multiple Chartered Community Presidents (…