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BC’s nurses play a vital role in promoting the health and well-being of seniors. And BC Nurses’ Union members – especially those who work in the community and long-term care – are all too aware of the need for greater
BCNU Land Acknowledgement
BCNU respectfully acknowledges its offices are located on the traditional, unceded and ancestral lands of Indigenous communities across the lands now known as British Columbia.
The BCNU head office in Burnaby is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil Waututh) nations whose historical relationships to the land continue to this day.
The BCNU Victoria office is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋiʔnəŋ (Songhees and Esquimalt) and W̱SÁNEĆ nations whose historical relationships to the land continue to this day.
The BCNU Okanagan Office is situated on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation whose historical relationships to the land continue to this day.
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©2018 British Columbia Nurses' Union — 4060 Regent Street, Burnaby, BC V5C 6P5, Canada
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