Proposed Settlement of Sixties Scoop Class Action
TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2018 /CNW/ – The representatives of certain survivors of the Sixties Scoop have reached a proposed settlement agreement with the Federal Government…
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Alberta Gov’t schedules engagement sessions with Sixties Scoop Survivors and their families
(January 5, 2018) – The Government of Alberta wants to hear from survivors of the Sixties Scoop and their families to help inform a meaningful…
AFN Bulletin: Report on the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly December 2017
(December 2017) – Almost 1,500 Chiefs, Elders, youth and other delegates attended the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly (SCA) in Ottawa, Ontario held December 5 –…
60s scoop victims have a new voice in Alberta
By John Copley (ANNews) – Adam North Peigan is president of the 60s Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta. Born in 1964, he was just an…
AFN to Canada: Comply with CHRT Ruling, Support First Nations Children Now
OTTAWA, Nov. 2, 2017 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde addressed supporters gathered today on Parliament Hill for the National Day…
Alberta marks UN Indigenous rights anniversary
(September 13, 2017) – Indigenous Relations Minister Richard Feehan issued the following statement celebrating the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights…
Deaths of 3 Indigenous preschoolers investigated: Recommendations must be implemented
Edmonton…The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has completed an Investigative Review on the deaths of three Indigenous children (who died between 2014 and…
Confederacy of Treaty 6 responds to Deschamps ruling
June 8, 2017, Maskwacîs Territory: The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations is very pleased with the judge’s decision yesterday in the Court of…
Human rights tribunal declares Canada still racially discriminates against First Nations children
OTTAWA, May 2017 /CNW/ – The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) has issued a third compliance order finding Canada’s approach to Jordan’s Principle to be unlawful and discriminatory. In…
Child and Youth Advocate releases review involving the suicide of a First Nation youth
(May 24, 2017) – The Office of Alberta’s Child and Youth Advocate has completed an Investigative Review regarding the suicide of a First Nation youth…