Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)

The UBCIC was founded in 1969 by a group of Indian Chiefs in B.C., partly as a collective response to the federal government’s assimilationist White Paper, and through recognition of the need for different First Peoples of B.C. to work together for survival. The head office of the UBCIC is located in Kamloops, B.C., and their mission is to strengthen the voices of B.C.’s aboriginal people regionally, nationally, and globally, and to support the work of aboriginal people

Vancouver Island University’s Centre for Pre-Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation

In 2014, the Vancouver Island University (VIU) established a Centre for Pre-Confederation Treaties and Reconciliation in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The goal of the centre is to advance research, education, and public understanding and dialogue on Pre-Confederation Treaties from across Canada, as a way of contributing to the national challenge of reconciliation.

University of British Columbia: First Nations Studies Program (FNSP) and First Nations Studies Students Association (FNSSA)

The First Nations Studies Program is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in the Faculty of Arts, established in 2001. The program focuses on Indigenous history, arts and culture, systems of knowledge, political theory, activism, and contemporary issues from critical perspectives. UBC is located on unceded territory of the Musqueam Nation, and as such the FNSP is committed to building strong and respectful relationships with Musqueam and other First Nations communities.