The BC First Nations Forestry Council’s October newsletter highlights growing efforts to ensure First Nations leadership in BC’s forest sector transformation. CEO Lennard Joe raises concerns about the incoming provincial government’s intention to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), emphasizing the importance of collaboration, rights and long-term investment certainty. In other news, the BC Assembly of First Nations endorsed six recommendations from the Canadian Forest Sector Transformation Task Force, while Lennard Joe and Policy Program Manager Tiffany Butler-Hernández travelled to Ottawa to advance First Nations forestry priorities, funding opportunities and market access. The newsletter also features an interview with Lennard Joe on Indigenous forestry leadership, new business and partnership opportunities involving GIS, fibre utilization and wildfire mitigation, and funding deadlines for rural economic development and forest resilience projects. Additional resources address wildfire salvage agreements, recovery funding and the future of BC’s forest industry.