April 24, 2025, 5:20 pm
Delegates from the Tsilhqot'in Nation have taken their plea to the United Nations, urging both provincial and federal governments to step up support in battling a toxic drug crisis. Citing inadequate recovery resources, they demand immediate intervention to protect vulnerable communities from the ever-escalating dangers of toxic drug supplies.
Tsilhqot'in National Government Vice-Chief Francis Laceese said the crisis is a "continuation" of threats Indigenous Peoples have faced in the form of residential schools and the smallpox epidemic that devastated Indigenous communities in B.C. in the early 1860s.
Chief Roger William with the Tsilhqot’in National Government says basic needs of their members must be met in order to stop their ‘people from falling into using drugs’
NEW YORK - Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and other supports in the battle against the…
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