Report on violence against Indigenous women a ‘wake-up call’ for Canada, says Pauktuutit president
The final report on violence against Indigenous woman in Canada should serve as a wake-up call for the country, but
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Canada’s inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women issues final report with sweeping calls for change
After more than three years, dozens of community meetings and testimony from well over 2,000 Canadians, the missing and murdered
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231 ‘imperative’ changes: Calls for justice from Canada’s inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women
There are 231 steps that need to be taken by governments and Canadians in order to end the genocide against
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Inuit-specific mental health services among recommendations in Canadian report on violence against Indigenous women
Culturally relevant policing and mental health services are among the Inuit-specific recommendations in a Canadian report on violence against Indigenous
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National inquiry calls murders and disappearances of Indigenous women a ‘Canadian genocide’
The thousands of Indigenous women and girls who were murdered or disappeared across the country in recent decades are victims
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Canada: Opponents to proposed Indian day school settlement make voices heard
First Nations lawyers who object to the proposed federal Indian day school settlement held a rally Wednesday outside the Winnipeg,
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National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls set to present final report in June
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) is set to present its final report June
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Land claim loan forgiveness to be reinvested in communities, say Indigenous leaders in Northern Canada
Northern Indigenous leaders are welcoming the federal budget decision to erase debt incurred from land claims and treaty negotiations with
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Métis in Northern Canada doubt they’ll have access to $30M to honour Métis vets
The leaders of the two Métis political organizations in the Northwest Territories say they have doubts portions of the $30
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation may be Canada’s next new statutory holiday
Canadians are one step closer to getting a new statutory holiday recognizing Indigenous people. Two years ago Saskatchewan MP Georgina
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Canada: Indigenous, LGBTQ people disproportionately homeless, Quebec survey finds
Immigrants, Indigenous people and members of the LGBTQ community are disproportionately represented among Quebec’s homeless population, according to the first-ever
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Federal budget promises $700M for Canada’s North over next decade
The federal government has promised to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for Canada’s North, with money coming
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Ottawa announces compensation for students of Indian Day Schools, $200M legacy fund
Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced today that eligible Indian Day School students will be entitled to thousands of
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Trudeau’s offer of Indigenous Services Canada to Wilson-Raybould like ‘asking Nelson Mandela to administer apartheid’
The Canadian prime minister’s attempt to move Jody Wilson-Raybould to the Indigenous Services portfolio was a “deeply humiliating” proposal and
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Canadian Indigenous leaders shocked by Philpott’s cabinet resignation
Indigenous leaders are expressing a sense of loss after Liberal MP Jane Philpott, who used to serve as health and
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