Not forgetting Donald Marshall: What needs to happen to the justice system in Nova Scotia
Trina Roache APTN National News This past week, all the players met in Membertou, N.S….
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Mi’kmaq leaders say racism symposium a huge step forward
The goal is workout an action plan to end systemic racism in the province.
Indigenous doctor discusses Sinclair inquest, says racism exists
Dr. Janet Smylie joins APTN from Toronto to discuss the Brian Sinclair inquest that wrapped Thursday.
Human Rights Commission: Call national inquiry into murdered, missing Indigenous women
Laureen Harper, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wife, was in the audience for an Economic Club of Canada speech this past November when the head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission called on the federal government to launch a national inquiry into the “national tragedy” of murdered and missing Indigenous women.
Family of Brian Sinclair pull out of inquest, so do Aboriginal organizations
APTN National News The family of Brian Sinclair and multiple Aboriginal organizations have withdrew from an inquest…
Report on Aboriginal peoples over-populating prisons a wake-up call: Critics
APTN National News Reaction to the long-awaited report on the representation of Aboriginal peoples in…
Police failed missing Aboriginal women in Vancouver: Oppal Report
The results of the public inquiry into the murders of women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside were released Monday that pinned the blame on police covering the dozens of disappearances.