Congress of Aboriginal Peoples ‘caught off guard’ with INAC split
“We’re waiting to see what exactly, what this implies for CAP.”
Ottawa
Ottawa splits Indigenous Affairs into two departments
The PMO said the split is the “next step” to doing away with the Indian Act.
Claudette Commanda named uOttawa’s law school elder in residence
Commanda is a well-known elder in the Ottawa area and now she’ll be getting to know law students better at the University of Ottawa.
Indigenous people to get their own court in Ottawa
Indigenous people in Ottawa will soon have their own court as the government is set to announce the opening of an Indigenous peoples court.
Prisoner’s Justice Day allows former inmates to air their issues with the system in public
A few dozen people walked several blocks from Ontario’s courthouse, across downtown Ottawa to the department of Justice on
Metis Nation in NWT asking for millions in compensation from Ottawa
Members of the Northwest Territories Metis Nation are demanding that Ottawa put $120-million in a trust fund to compensate them for lost hunting revenue.
Mohawk women in Ottawa to demonstrate the lost art of raised beadwork
A group of Mohawk women are in Ottawa showing off their raised beadwork at an Algonquin pavilion.
Indigenous and non-Indigenous paddlers pushing towards reconciliation
Indigenous, Jesuit, English and French canoeists joined forces in the spirit of reconciliation.
