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Please thoughtfully read through the entirety of our Statement of Community Engagement Policy before approaching the SUILC. Once you have thoughtfully read the entirety of our Engagement Policy, you can contact the SUILC by emailing IndigenousLeadership@surrey.ca. We can then learn more about your interest in contacting SUILC and whether to arrange for a  meeting with SUILC at one of our regular monthly meetings.

All Our Relations: Honouring the Host Nations

Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee's work takes place on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the Katize, Kwantlen, and Semiahmoo First Nations. We recognize their connection to this land and acknowledge that we are newcomers to Surrey like everyone else. Our group, the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee does not represent these land-based First Nations and we are careful not to speak on their behalf. Instead, we represent urban Indigenous people that have moved here from all over BC and Canada to make Surrey their home. Our focus is making Surrey a great place for Indigenous people living in the city — regardless of where they come from, their legal status, or their particular culture heritage. As we do this, we endeavour to live in a good way with the land-based First Nations that have called this land their home since time immemorial.