AFN, Blackstock announce revised $23B child welfare compensation deal
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society…
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AFN national chief says budgetary cycle ensures First Nations remain in perpetual poverty
The head of the Assembly of First Nations says the way the federal government does…
Advocates say budget investment in Indigenous housing, MMIWG misses mark
Aboriginal housing CEO says feds still haven’t spent last year’s budget promises.
ITK says only ‘modest investment’ in federal budget to eradicate tuberculosis
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) says the federal government is only giving “roughly a quarter” of…
Budget 2023: Feds announce $2B for housing, $125M on MMIWG, $811M on health
The Trudeau government is pledging to spend $811 million for medical travel, mental health, dental,…
Federal committees looking at graduation rates of Indigenous students
Graduation rates and how to improve them for Indigenous students continue under the microscope at…
Métis woman named deputy commissioner for Indigenous corrections
‘The new position will work to build and further partnerships with Indigenous peoples,’ says minister.
Legislation needed to protect private land that may have possible school gravesites: Murray
Kimberly Murray says there is evidence that construction sites aren’t protecting graves.
Indigenous identity theft is more widespread than people think, says Métis lawyer Jean Teillet
Jean Teillet says questioning the Indigenous identities of lawyer and children’s advocate Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond…
