The “permanent legacy” of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is at risk and a complete record of the Indian residential school system may never materialize if the current disorder surrounding the handling and transferring of historical documents continues, according to the Auditor General of Canada.
Manitoba chiefs are accusing Aboriginal Affairs of bullying God’s Lake First Nation into signing a funding agreement under duress.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt dismissed opposition budget attacks aimed at a $241 million program linking job training and on-reserve welfare payments, saying it simply follows a model that has already been tested by provincial governments across the country.
Over a year ago APTN National News first told the story of how the federal government had been keeping a close eye on Cindy Blackstock.
Cindy Blackstock was met with applause from child advocates including students and young children as she stepped down from the witness stand at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal after five days of questioning.
APTN National News The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is hearing a case Monday that alleges…
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