Volunteer for First Nation and Aboriginal People Organizations in West Vancouver

Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC
1010-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver, British Columbia

Healthy, prosperous Aboriginal communities rely on effective leadership, solid economic foundations and a strong sense of community pride. This is the premise upon which the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of BC (AFOA) was founded in 1996.

Keywords: Leadership · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples

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Aboriginal Housing Management Association
605-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver, British Columbia

It is our goal to have all Aboriginal housing in BC owned, operated, and managed by the Aboriginal community. To make this possible, we are working with BC Housing to have all off reserve Aboriginal housing in BC devolved to AHMA.

Keywords: Poverty · Homeless and Housing · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples

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Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC
600 - 100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia (ATBC) is a non-profit, Stakeholder-based organization that is committed to growing and promoting a sustainable, culturally rich Aboriginal tourism industry.

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Environment · Arts and Culture

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ACCESS - Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society
108 - 100 Park Royal, West Vancouver, British Columbia

Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society is designed to stimulate and support innovative labour market initiatives. Human resource development is an integral aspect of Aboriginal self-determination and capacity building.

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Employment and Careers

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BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
708-100 Park Royal, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The British Columbia Aboriginal Child Care Society (BCACCS) is committed to nurturing excellence through community outreach, training, education, research and advocacy, to ensure every Aboriginal child in BC has access to spiritually enriching, culturally relevant, high quality early childhood development services.

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Children and Youth

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BC Assembly of First Nations
507-100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The BCAFN is also an incorporated society under the Societies Act of British Columbia (S-45919). This allows the BCAFN to operate with its own regionally specific mandates and to establish relationships with the Provincial government and other organizations, in addition to the relationship that the BCAFN holds with the AFN. The BCAFN operates to create linkages between the regional and national political processes to ensure that these activities are communicated and represented at a community level.

Keywords: Leadership · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples

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BC First Nations Forestry Council
615-100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The First Nations Forestry Council is now in its 8th year of business working as a non-profit society supporting all First Nations in their forestry activities. Based on direction from communities in regional dialogue sessions, Action Plans provide the mandate for the FNFC.

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Environment

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First Nations Education Steering Committee
100 Park Royal South, Suite 113, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) was founded in 1992 by participants at a provincial First Nations education conference at the Vancouver Friendship Centre. That visionary group of people determined the need for a First Nations-controlled collective organization focused on advancing quality education for all First Nations learners, and they set out FNESC's commitment to supporting First Nations in their efforts to improve the success of all First Nations students in BC.

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Education and Literacy

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First Nations Fisheries Council
202-100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The chief focus of the FNFC is to develop governance mechanisms, form collaborative relationships among First Nations organizations, and work together to build a cohesive voice on fisheries matters. Working together will allow First Nations to harness the capacity needed for meaningful engagement and participation in integrated fisheries planning and management, and to inform political processes to generate substantive change on matters related to Pacific fisheries.

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Environment

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First Nations Health Council
1205-100 Park Royal South?, West Vancouver, British Columbia

BC First Nations have adopted a First Nations health governance structure with four key First Nations components: First Nations Health Council (governance and political oversight); First Nations Health Authority (service and operations); First Nations Health Directors Association (technical advice and professional development for First Nations health directors); and, Regional Caucuses (provide direction, guidance, feedback).

Keywords: Health · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Family Services · Children and Youth

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First Nations Schools Association
100 Park Royal South, Suite 113, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The First Nations Schools Association is dedicated to serving the approximately 130 First Nations community schools in British Columbia. It is an independent, non-profit society and charity directed by representatives of those schools.

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Education and Literacy

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First Nations Social Development Society
707-100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, British Columbia

After 15 years of service to First Nations communities and band social development workers across BC - Canada, AANDC has cut funding and our services are now closed as of September 30th, 2015. At this time AANDC has no plan for service support. We have a solution and will be announcing this over the next month in order to support our communities and clients.

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Community Services

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First Nations Technology Council
100 Park Royal South, Suite 118, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The Technology Council was mandated back in 2002 to ensure that all of British Columbia's 203 First Nations communities have access to the Internet and the capacity to utilize digital technologies to the fullest potential.

Keywords: Science and Technology · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples

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Indian Residential School Survivor Society
911 - 100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The Indian Residential School Survivors Society began in 1994 as a working committee of the First Nations Summit. We were known as the Residential School Project, housed out of and as a part of the BC First Nations Summit. The work was primarily to assist Survivors with the litigation process pertaining to residential school abuses. In the more recent years the work has expanded to include assisting the descendants of Survivors and Community education measures (Aboriginal & Non-Aboriginal).

Keywords: First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Crisis Support

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National Centre for First Nations Governance
610 - 100 Park Royal, West Vancouver, British Columbia

The Centre for First Nations Governance is a non-profit organization that supports First Nations as they develop effective self- governance. We are a leader in this field and the only organization in Canada dedicated strictly to First Nations governance. We are guided by the traditional values of respect, trust, honesty and recognition. Our facilitators are trained, experienced Aboriginal professionals.

Keywords: Leadership · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples

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