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Surrey, BC (November 1, 2021) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is proud to announce the largest acquisition of land in the Nation’s history, in Surrey. The purchase is part of MNBC’s ambitious goal of creating Métis centres across the province in all seven regions. The $6,…
Amelia Douglas' life is a remarkable representation of resilient resistance to the colonial rule of class status.
The lives of the Douglas-Connolly family have been traced and linked together by historians through letters and journals of friends and family, records of the…
Surrey, BC (October 29, 2021) – After consultation with Chartered Communities and Citizens, Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is pleased to announce that effective immediately, any applicant to an MNBC-funded program must be either an MNBC Citizen or have an active…
Fort St. John, BC (October 28, 2021) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is proud to announce the acquisition of two properties from the City of Fort St. John, an already constructed passive house and a vacant lot. The passive house and vacant lot will house MNBC offices for…
NATION RECEIVES ADDITIONAL $5,700,000 FOR SKILLS TRAINING
Surrey, BC (October 27, 2021) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is proud to announce it has funded a historic number of Métis Post-Secondary students through the Skills Training, Employment, and Post-Secondary (STEPS…
Campbell River, BC (October 26, 2021) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is proud to announce the acquisition of land in Campbell River which will see the construction of below-market rate rental housing for Métis families, a Métis child care centre, and office space for the…
MNBC is celebrating all women within the Métis Nation. We acknowledge that while October Women’s History month is important, we are committed to celebrating women and supporting women every day of the year. Monique Courcelles, Ministry of Women and Gender Equity and Métis woman…
In 1927, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Emily Murphy, The Famous 5, challenged the meaning of the word "persons" to the Supreme Court of Canada in The British North America Act of 1867 (now referred to as the Constitution Act of 1867…
Kelly Lake, BC (October 16, 2021) – At a special meeting of the Métis Nation Governing Assembly (MNGA) on September 26, the MNGA voted to accept the Métis Community Society of Kelly Lake as Métis Nation British Columbia’s (MNBC) 39th Métis Chartered Community.
MNBC represents…
2021 BY-ELECTION INFORMATION
Public Notice is hereby given to all Métis Citizens of the Métis Nation British Columbia that a By-Election will be held December 15, 2021, by Online and Mail-in Ballot ONLY for the purpose of electing a President, Regional Women’s representatives…