Shovels in the ground days after Norway House Cree Nation receives health money
Norway House Cree Nation is celebrating the beginning of a new era of health care….
Jane Philpott
Students from remote Manitoba communities now have place to call their own in Winnipeg
School is in session for most kids this week. In Manitoba, more than 150…
Cree teen’s court fight for braces leads to non-insured health benefits policy change
It was a three-year court battle of David versus Goliath proportions and the victory will have rippling effects for other kids covered by Health Canada’s Non-Insured Health Benefits program.
Ottawa has ‘turned a corner’ in First Nations child welfare: Philpott
Canada’s Indigenous services minister says Ottawa has fully complied with the orders of a 2016…
Nation to Nation: Child welfare, Indigenous law and the border put under the spotlight
Nation to Nation There is inequality in Canada when it comes to child welfare. There…
Nation to Nation: The emergency meeting on the crisis in child welfare
In Ontario, there are nearly 14,000 children in care but province has no idea how many are Indigenous.
New Indigenous Services ministry aiming to improve health, quality of life
Jane Philpott’s briefing documents show the difficult job ahead for her new department.
Mom plans to give birth in secret as politicians hold emergency meeting on child welfare
APTN News Indigenous leaders, provincial and territorial leaders and advocates are heading to Ottawa next…
Advocate calls for full review of Indigenous Affairs departments and bureaucrats that run them
Cindy Blackstock is calling for a complete review of both departments under the Indigenous Affairs umbrella and the bureaucrats running them.