Your voice and solidarity matter! Support us by highlighting our research, uplifting the voices of the urban Indigenous community and becoming one of our funders.
We invite future funders to support the good work of SUILC. Please connect with our SUILC coordinator at IndigenousLeadership@surrey.ca.
Support us by championing SUILC’s advocacy work, reading our reports, engaging our research.
Supporting us also means respecting Indigenous people, increasing your cultural competency, and learning about Indigenous history in Canada and in the City of Surrey.
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.
