Historic National Gathering of Elders facing a funding shortfall
(September 11, 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba in the Treaty 1 Territory) – Canadian Indigenous and non-Indigenous people arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba in thousands from all directions…
Justice
The deadline for the Sixties Scoop Settlement is August 30, 2019
(ANNews) – The deadline to apply for the Sixties Scoop settlement is August 30, 2019 so if you think you might be eligible, you need…
Sex-based discrimination through the Indian Act finally comes to an end after years of advocacy
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C. – August 19, 2019) For over 143 years the status and registration provisions of the Indian Act have been wielded as a colonial…
Settlement approved for Survivors of Federal Indian Day Schools and Federal Day Schools
(August 19, 2019) – The Federal Court has approved a nation-wide class settlement to compensate survivors for harms suffered while attending Federal Indian Day Schools…
PM Justin Trudeau commemorates International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
(August 9, 2019) – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: “Today, on…
Athabasca Denesųłiné take Minister Bennett to Court to force her back to the negotiating table
BLACK LAKE, FOND DU LAC and HATCHET LAKE FIRST NATIONS, July 19, 2019 /CNW/ – For 20 years, the Athabasca Denesųłiné have been negotiating an…
First Nations Children Most Impoverished in Canada: Report
(Ottawa, ON) – While premiers and territorial leaders met in Saskatchewan last week to discuss the well-being of Indigenous children, youth and families, a new…
The Application Deadline for the Sixties Scoop Class Action is August 30, 2019
MONTREAL, June 27, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Information sessions on the Sixties Scoop settlement individual payment application process currently underway in Canada have been held across…
AFN: Newly Passed Legislation will Help Build Stronger and Healthier First Nations
OTTAWA, June 20, 2019 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today welcomes the passing of two new pieces of federal legislation…
Federal court rules in favour of Blood Tribe’s big claim
(June 12, 2019) – Blood Tribe Chief Roy Fox and Councillors are pleased to announce that a judgement has been received from the Federal Court…