{"id":4142,"date":"2026-09-29T13:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/?p=4142"},"modified":"2026-09-29T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:51:23","slug":"bchc-deepens-commitment-to-reconciliation-and-partnership-with-indigenous-communities-across-b-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/bchc-deepens-commitment-to-reconciliation-and-partnership-with-indigenous-communities-across-b-c\/","title":{"rendered":"BCHC deepens commitment to reconciliation and partnership with Indigenous communities across B.C."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-1574277820-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"SGang Gwaay, on Haida Gwaii, where weathered Haida totem poles stand facing the Pacific Ocean. July 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-4143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-1574277820-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-1574277820-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-1574277820-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-1574277820-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bchealthycommunities.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/iStock-1574277820-2048x1357.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SGang Gwaay, on Haida Gwaii, where weathered Haida totem poles stand facing the Pacific Ocean. July 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BCHC\u2019s commitment as an organization, including staff and Board members, is ongoing. We will be dedicated to learning, unlearning, and re-learning to decolonize our ways of working. This continuous effort means to build trust and respect across the province.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BCHC is committed to advancing reconciliation and supporting Indigenous Peoples and communities in accessing tools and resources that promote their worldviews and knowledge in health and well-being systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;BC Healthy Communities is proud to be working with Indigenous communities across British Columbia. Our most recent strategic direction places a clear focus on this work, and we&#8217;re committed to advancing it for the benefit of all British Columbians,&#8221; said Vanessa Manuel, Executive Director, BC Healthy Communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re grateful to be part of what these communities are building, and we&#8217;ll keep listening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BCHC\u2019s commitment as an organization, including staff and Board members, is ongoing. We will be dedicated to learning, unlearning, and re-learning to decolonize our ways of working. 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