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Tribunal orders Canada to address Jordan’s Principle backlog immediately
The federal government must deal immediately with a backlog of claims under the Jordan’s Principle program for First Nations kids, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. In a letter […]
Swiss museum exhibit features 1820s Métis saddle alongside modern beaded items
A Métis saddle from the early 1800s is at the centre of an exhibit that opened last month at a Swiss museum, along with contemporary beadwork created […]
Senators pay tribute to Murray Sinclair: ‘He left an indelible imprint’
Murray Sinclair personified reconciliation. He lived it, walked it and talked it. But his former colleagues in the Senate say the trailblazing Anishinaabe judge brought […]
Métis National Council delays presidential vote again after B.C. member walks out
The fractured Métis National Council (MNC) delayed its presidential election for the second time in about a month on Thursday, after the council’s British Columbia […]
Kimberly Murray to release final report on missing children, unmarked graves Tuesday
Residential school survivors, Indigenous leaders and advocates are gathering in Gatineau, Que., Tuesday, as the office of the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and […]
Canada must provide reparations to families of children missing at residential schools, says Kimberley Murray
Many Indigenous children who died and were buried at Indian residential schools are not missing but are “victims of enforced disappearance,” says Kimberly Murray. Murray, who […]
Canada must provide reparations to families of children missing at residential schools, says Kimberly Murray
Many Indigenous children who died and were buried at Indian residential schools are not missing but are “victims of enforced disappearance,” says Kimberly Murray. Murray, who […]
First Nations leaders call for overhaul of negotiation process for child welfare reform deal
First Nations chiefs from across Canada are calling for a new negotiation process after voting to reject a settlement agreement on long-term reform of First Nations child […]
Participants in Indigenous cultural exchange program to New Zealand feel ‘scammed’
What many thought was a dream opportunity for Indigenous youth from Canada to participate in cultural exchange with local Māori communities in New Zealand turned […]