Métis Women of British Columbia (MWBC)
The Métis Women of British Columbia (MWBC) is the elected voice for all the Métis women in British Columbia. The MWBC is entrusted to enhance and empower the rights of Métis women. The MWBC is also entrusted to ensure, by working with the MNBC and its recognized affiliates, that Métis women’s aspirations are included at the community, regional, provincial, and national level to promote the social, economic, cultural, and political well-being of all Métis women.
Guiding Objectives and Principles
The Métis Women of British Columbia (MWBC) promote: Métis culture, language and traditions, nurturing healthy families and communities through sustaining a healthy lifestyle, respecting the diversity and uniqueness of all Métis people, honouring our elders and valuing their traditional knowledge and cultural values in managing and preserving our natural resources for future generations.
MWBC welcomes the participation and involvement of Métis Women and will provide supportive and culturally relevant programs as identified within the Métis community. MWBC will strive to address issues in a manner, which reflects the changing needs of the Métis women in BC and be aware of the diversity between these needs in urban and rural communities.
Carmen Carriere
