Connection to home communities
BC NDP
Expand support of Aboriginal Friendship Centres to connect urban Indigenous peoples to their home communities.
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Connection to home communities.
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Indigenous Issues platforms
Here's what the candidates in Boundary-Similkameen, and their parties, are promising.
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.
BC Liberals
Work with Indigenous peoples to provide interpretation and education services in parks and enhance cultural and environmental understanding.
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.
We don't have any BC Liberals policies on Indigenous involvement.
Indigenous jobs & investment
We don't have any BC NDP policies on 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.
Self-determination
BC NDP
Move from short-term transactional arrangements with Indigenous peoples to long-term agreements that support reconciliation, self-determination, and economic independence.
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.