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Indigenous Issues platforms

Here's what the candidates in New Westminster, and their parties, are promising.

Connection to home communities

We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Connection to home communities.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Connection to home communities.

BC NDP
Expand support of Aboriginal Friendship Centres to connect urban Indigenous peoples to their home communities.

Indigenous child welfare

We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Indigenous child welfare.

BC Greens
Move urgently away from the MCFD structure by supporting indigenous-led child welfare programmes in their communities that provide wraparound services and supports to help families stay together.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Indigenous child welfare.

Indigenous culture

BC Liberals
Work with Indigenous peoples to provide interpretation and education services in parks and enhance cultural and environmental understanding.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Indigenous culture.

BC NDP
Extend funding for key projects to preserve and respect Indigenous cultures, including the retention and revitalization of First Nations languages, putting additional languages into curriculum, & reflecting Indigenous history and culture in provincial parks and wilderness areas.

Indigenous involvement

We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Indigenous involvement.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Indigenous involvement.

BC NDP
  • Partner with Indigenous peoples to work together on decisions on regional land and resource use allocation.
  • Create a dedicated Secretariat to ensure new legislation and policies are consistent with UNDRIP.

Indigenous jobs & investment

BC Liberals
  • Provide financing mechanisms to enable First Nations to access affordable capital to co-invest in revenue-generating economic opportunities.
  • Prioritize sector-specific job-training opportunities for Indigenous peoples.
We don't have any BC Greens policies on Indigenous jobs & investment.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Indigenous jobs & investment.

Reconciliation

We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Reconciliation.

BC Greens
  • Ensure the Action Plan on reconciliation is adopted and supported with adequate resources.
  • Ensure that there is meaningful progress towards reconciliation.
We don't have any BC NDP policies on Reconciliation.

Self-determination

BC Liberals
  • Work with Indigenous peoples to resolve issues of rights and title.
  • Work to clearly define how UNDRIP relates to land use decisions.
  • Work with Indigenous communities to identify gaps and update a resource management framework.

BC Greens
Work with First Nations towards energy independence, including creation of Indigenous owned utilities.

BC NDP
Move from short-term transactional arrangements with Indigenous peoples to long-term agreements that support reconciliation, self-determination, and economic independence.