United Native Nations Society

Local 510  

a member of the United Native Nations Society of BC

ABOUT US

On April 28, 1969 the British Columbia Association of Non-Status Indians (BCANSI) was formed to address the political and social-economic concerns of Aboriginal Peoples in urban, rural, and remote off-reserve communities in British Columbia.  That same year the on-reserve, status Aboriginal population in British Columbia created a province wide political organization called the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) to give political voice for on-reserve Aboriginal Peoples in British Columbia that still exist today.

In June 1976 Tom Pitfold of Prince Rupert came up with United Native Nations (UNN) as a new name for BCANSI that more accurately reflects the role of the organization.  That the UNN gives a political voice for the status, non-status, and Metis that is in urban, rural, and remote off-reserve.  Also, to ensure that the social, economic and political needs of every off-reserve Aboriginal Peoples in British Columbia were being advocated by the organization at every level of government.

The United Native Nations represent about 90,000 Aboriginal Peoples in BC with membership open to anyone of Aboriginal Ancestry.  The United Native Nations provincial office has membership of about 28,000 plus Aboriginal Peoples in BC.

The United Native Nations has a national affiliate, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples.  The United Native Nations is linked with Tribal Councils, Bands, and other Native organizations.  The UNN is also part of the Vancouver Aboriginal Council (VAC), and the Aboriginal People's Council (APC).  All these organizations focuses on the best interest of the urban, rural, and remote off-reserve Aboriginal community.

Currently, the UNNS is working in concert with the CONGRESS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES, which is a national organization representing off-reserve, non-status and Metis people, and is headquartered in Ottawa.

Please view the UNN Provincial Office Website at http://www.unns.bc.ca , the UNN Local 510 Office Website at http://www.unitednativenation510.com