Non-status children must be included by the federal government under Jordan’s Principle
January 10, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples applauds the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society for their order to the…
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Syncrude pleads guilty to great blue heron deaths, ordered to pay $2.75 million
Fort McMurray, Alberta (Jan 02, 2019) – Syncrude has been ordered to pay $2.75 million in federal and provincial penalties for the deaths of 31 great…
Class Action commenced against Gov. of Alberta for Coerced Sterilization of Indigenous Women
TORONTO /CNW/ – On December 18, 2018, Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto, along with Cooper Regel in Edmonton, commenced a class action against the Government of Alberta on behalf of Indigenous women…
Poundmaker’s annual sober walk draws large crowd – but many agencies were no-shows
by John Copley (ANNews) – On Thursday, November 15, 2018, St. Albert-based Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres (PTLC) hosted its annual Sober Walk in recognition of…
Assembly of First Nations Calls for Criminalization of Forced Sterilization of First Nations Women
(Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde is calling for changes to the laws of Canada and specifically the Criminal Code of Canada to…
Chief Roy Fox speaks out against Bill C-69
by Roy Fox (Maikiinima), Chief of the Kainaiwa (Blood Tribe) Chief Roy Fox is a pioneer in First Nations self-management of their resources, and a…
Treatment options opening on the Blood Tribe
(Blood Tribe) – A new safe withdrawal management site will provide substance use treatment services for people in the Blood Tribe. Blood Tribe paramedics will…
New legal supports announced for sexual violence survivors in Alberta
(December 5, 2018) – Free legal advice is being provided to survivors of sexual violence to help on their path to healing and support greater…
Information sessions scheduled for Sixties Scoop Class Action Settlement
VANCOUVER, Dec. 5, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – On December 17, Collectiva and its First Nations’ partners will hold an information session for the Sixties Scoop Class Action…
Indigenous students top priority in University of Alberta’s Medical School
U of A redresses historic limitations on Indigenous student admissions to MD program. (Edmonton, AB) The University of Alberta is eliminating a quota system that…