PRESS STATEMENT
July 19, 2017
THE NUU-CHAH-NULTH TRIBAL COUNCIL CONGRATULATES THE 36TH BC PREMIER JOHN HORGAN AND THE NEW, GENDER-BALANCED B.C. NDP CABINET
(Port Alberni, B.C.) The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) congratulates the new B.C. Premier John Horgan and his gender-balanced B.C. NDP cabinet who were sworn-in yesterday in Victoria.
The NTC is confident that Premier John Horgan and his cabinet will understand the importance of strengthening relationships between the provincial government and our Indigenous peoples. We look forward to seeing Premier John Horgan’s priorities for reconciliation implemented with his commitments to acting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, adopting the principles of UNDRIP, supporting Indigenous communities, cultures and history, keeping Aboriginal children connected to their communities and creating jobs and opportunities for a sustainable future.
The NTC looks forward to working together with the new B.C. NDP government to make true reconciliation a priority for all Indigenous communities.
Special congratulations go to our local MLAs, the Honourable Minister Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, MLA for Alberni-Qualicum and the Honourable Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, MLA for North Island. In addition, we send congratulations to B.C.’s first Indigenous Woman in Cabinet, the Honourable Minister Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant.
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About Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) provides programs and services to over 9,000 registered members. The role of the NTC is to represent fourteen First Nations in three regions stretching 300 kilometers of the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island from Brooks Peninsula in the North to Point-no-Point in the south. Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council represents Ahousaht, Ditidaht, Ehattesaht, Hesquiaht, Hupacasath, Huu-ay-aht, Kyuquot/Cheklesaht, Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Nuchatlaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, Toquaht, Tseshaht, Uchucklesaht and Ucluelet First Nations and provides a variety of programs and services to them. For more information, please visit www.nuuchahnulth.org.
For more information, please contact:
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
P: 250.724.5757 ext. 231
C: 250.720.5336
E: deb.foxcroft@nuuchahnulth.org
Ken Watts, Vice-President
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council
P: 250.724.5757 ext. 232
C: 250.731.7218
E: ken.watts@nuuchahnulth.org
