RE: Trudeau’s framework recognizing and implementing Indigenous rights
(February 14, 2018) – Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Chief Tony Alexis, responded to today’s announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with skepticism. He stated, “Today…
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Trudeau: Canada will partner to create a Recognition and Implementation of Rights Framework
(February 14, 2018) – For too long, Indigenous Peoples in Canada have had to prove their rights exist and fight to have them recognized and…
Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild speaks out on the Gerald Stanley verdict
(Treaty 6 Territory) – As International Chief, the current Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and based on the years of…
Shameful Colten Boushie verdict is a call to action for real justice
(February 2018) – Hundreds of people marched through the bitterly cold Canadian Streets this weekend to support the family of Colten Boushie, a young Cree man…
Saskatchewan families say over 100 families still want to give testimony to MMIWG inquiry
(February 9, 2018) – Family members of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls from Northern Saskatchewan are in Saskatoon today to participate in a…
New Jordan’s Principle Call Centre opens at Indigenous Services Canada
(Feb. 9, 2018) – A new dedicated call centre has opened at Indigenous Services Canada to help First Nations children access products, services and supports…
Indigenous partnerships will power new rounds of Alberta renewable energy program
(February, 20018) – Albertans will see new jobs, more private-sector investment and increased green power generation as the next phase of the Renewable Electricity Program…
Immediate Relief Essential in Moving Forward on Child Welfare Reform
(February 1, 2018) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde today said that immediate relief for First Nations children and families must be…
Public libraries across Canada will be hosting a series of dialogues about reconciliation
OTTAWA, Feb. 1, 2018 /CNW/ – The Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) is partnering with several important Canadian institutions – the National Centre for Truth and…
Immediate actions taken by Ottawa to comply with Canadian Rights Tribunal
OTTAWA, Feb. 1, 2018 /CNW/ – The Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement: “Today, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released…