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Government of Canada to help more individuals obtain record suspensions in New Brunswick
From: Public Safety Canada March 13, 2023 There are countless individuals who’ve served their sentences and are living law-abiding lives, yet continue to face stigma and barriers because they still have a criminal record. Furthermore, lingering criminal records have led to the overrepresentation of Indigenous, Black and other racialized individuals in our criminal justice system. […]
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GNU: Foster parenting information night
10 March 2023 The Government of Nunavut will be holding an information event for potential foster parents at the Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Centre in Iqaluit on March 25, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m. Join us and learn how to become a foster parent. Staff will be on hand to answer any questions you […]
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Whitefish Lake First Nation mourns 5-year-old boy killed in dog attack – CFWE Radio Network
March 9th, 2023 The boy is the seventh child involved in the system, in some capacity, to be seriously injured or killed so far this year A five-year-old boy who was in the care of Alberta Children’s Services died after being attacked by dogs in Northern Alberta. Police say the boy died from a “dog […]
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Historic’ $2.8B class-action Indigenous court settlement approved – CBC
Mar 09, 2023 Schools aimed to assimilate Indigenous children and abuse was widespread A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8-billion settlement agreement between the Canadian government and plaintiffs representing 325 First Nations whose members went to residential day schools. Justice Ann Marie McDonald said in her ruling issued Thursday that the settlement is intended […]
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Deadline for First Nations Drinking Water Settlement claim extended – Columbia Valley Pioneer
Mar 9, 2023 First Nations and Indigenous individuals can breathe a sigh relief as the deadline to submit for compensation with the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement has now been extended. The First Nations Drinking Water Settlement is a settlement (agreement) between the Government of Canada (Canada) and certain First Nations and their members. Any […]
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An Indigenous child welfare agency’s fight to restore culture and raise kids at home – Global News
March 8 2023 On the north shore of Lake Huron, an Indigenous organization called Nogdawindamin has taken a new approach to child-welfare services. It has placed culture at the core and vowed to support not only children, but also families and communities. Carolyn Jarvis reports. Read More: https://globalnews.ca/video/9534293/an-indigenous-child-welfare-agencys-fight-to-restore-culture-and-raise-kids-at-home/
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‘A better way’: An Indigenous alternative to Ontario’s faltering child-welfare system – Global News
March 8, 2023 Ethan Pokno’s knee shakes nervously as he recalls the moment he says his whole life flashed before him. He was 12 years old. He and his three younger brothers were sent to foster homes and — for Ethan and the second-oldest brother — ultimately a group home a 10-hour drive away. “Still […]
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NTI is pleased with the Nunavut Court of Justice Decision to Allow the Equality Rights Lawsuit for Inuit Students to Move Forward in Court
(Iqaluit, Nunavut) On March 2, 2023, the Nunavut Court of Justice released its decision to reject the Government of Nunavut’s (GN) attempt to throw out the lawsuit seeking to end discrimination against Inuit students in Nunavut’s public schools based on the absence of Inuktut education. NTI began the lawsuit alongside two Inuit families on behalf […]
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Métis Nation B.C. in court after feds say it doesn’t qualify as ‘Indigenous governing body’ – CBC
Mar 07, 2023 Canada sparked dispute by rejecting MNBC bid to opt into Indigenous child-welfare law The Canadian government is blocking a bid by the Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) to opt into federal Indigenous child-welfare law on the grounds MNBC doesn’t qualify as an “Indigenous governing body,” Federal Court files show. The decision sparked […]
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Indigenous smudging protocol introduced to Sask. provincial courts brings some peace amid tragedy – CBC
Mar 05, 2023 Indigenous lawyer says smudging is good step forward, but wishes for courts to address systemic racism Before Brian and Debbie Gallagher read their victim impact statements in a Saskatoon court Wednesday, and when the two people were sentenced for their role in disposing of the Gallaghers’ daughter’s body, both the accused and […]
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