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Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) would like to thank Melanie Mark for her significant contributions as the Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport.
As MLA Mark steps down from her ministerial role, we would like to acknowledge the important work we have done together…
For this episode in our Métis Speaker Series, we talk about environmental protection with Kaija Heitland, a citizen of the Métis Nation of British Columbia. Kaija teaches traditional land-based arts, where she incorporates art as a method of self-reclamation and community…
September 24, 2022 – (Richmond, BC) – At Métis Nation British Columbia’s (MNBC) 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM), the first held in-person since the beginning of the COVID pandemic and the first-ever hybrid AGM, MNBC and Niwîķôwin Métis Family Services signed a joint commitment…
In this episode of our Métis Speaker Series, we speak to Darrell Fox, the younger brother of Terry Fox and senior advisor of the Terry Fox Institute. Darrell shares the story behind the discovery of the Fox family’s Métis lineage and the impact that this discovery had on the…
September 16, 2022 – (Victoria, BC) – The Greater Victoria School District, Métis Nation Greater Victoria, and Métis Nation British Columbia have co-developed the first tripartite Métis Education Agreement for Kindergarten through Grade 12 in Canada.
The purpose of the…
September 16, 2022 (Surrey, BC) – The Province of BC has declared Monday a holiday, closing schools and daycares across the province. With a diverse staff with many young families, we recognize the hardship these closures have provided on such short notice. We will close our…
For this episode of our Métis Speaker Series, Darian speaks to Wayne Wapeemukwa, a Métis Citizen, filmmaker and philosopher. Throughout his life, Wayne has done extensive research on the various ways the 19th-century dispossession afflicted Métis women and how new, colonially-…
Surrey, BC (September 09/2022) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is proud to announce it has funded an historic number of Métis Post-Secondary students through the Skills Training, Employment, and Post-Secondary (STEPS) programs.
MNBC has several different funding streams…
Hudson’s Hope, BC (September 07, 2022) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is proud to announce the acquisition of land in Hudson’s Hope which will see the construction of housing projects for Métis families. The purchase of four lots totalling $100,000 is part of MNBC’s…
September 7, 2022 (Surrey, BC) – Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) is seeking a full-service architecture team.
The successful respondent–a single firm with everything in-house or a team including multiple firms–will work with MNBC to develop a culturally informed MNBC…