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New Survey to Fill long-standing Gap in First Nations Labour and Employment Data
New Survey to Fill long-standing Gap in First Nations Labour and Employment Data Mon, November 23, 2015 The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to announce that it will be launching a new national survey that will take an unprecedented look at First Nations employment and labour conditions, two priority areas for First […]
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Read MoreNew Survey to Fill Long-standing Gap in First Nations Labour and Employment Data
New Survey to Fill Long-standing Gap in First Nations Labour and Employment Data November 19, 2015, Ottawa ON — The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to announce that it will be launching a new national survey that will take an unprecedented look at First Nations employment and labour conditions, two priority areas […]
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Read MorePam Palmater: Nation to Nation
Credits: Geoff Le Boutillier A Mi’kmaw citizen and member of the Eel River Bar First Nation in northern NB, Dr. Palmater is both a practising lawyer and teaches indigenous governance at Ryerson. She is a leading First Nations social justice advocate, was runner-up in the race for AFN National Chief, and was one moving force […]
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Read MoreMinister to Announce Aboriginal Economic Development Funding for Northwestern Ontario
June 17, 2015 David Zimmer, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, will announce support for projects through Ontario’s Aboriginal Economic Development Fund. Date: Thursday, June 18, 2015 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Anishinabek Employment and Training Service 277 Park Ave. Thunder Bay, ON —————————————— Le ministre annonce des fonds pour le développement économique autochtone dans […]
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Read MoreMCK strongly supports Truth & Reconciliation recommendations
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to inform the community that it strongly supports the recommendations announced today by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (‘the Commission’) in its Final Report presented to the Government of Canada. The Commission has made 94 recommendations, with the expressed goal of repairing the damaged relationship between Canada and […]
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Read MoreNDP Statement on the Findings of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
June 2, 2015 NDP Leader Tom Mulcair issued the following statement regarding the release of the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: “The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report is a landmark moment in Canada’s reconciliation process. Today, our country is trying to turn the page on the many dark years and […]
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Read MoreNDP Demands Action on Long-Delayed Agreements With Manitoba First Nations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2015 OTTAWA – Today in the House of Commons, NDP Aboriginal Affairs critic Niki Ashton (Churchill) demanded the Minister sign the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation’s Treaty Land Entitlement. Ashton: The Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba has been waiting twelve years for the approval for their Treaty Land Entitlement. The Minister […]
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Read MoreFeatured Video of the Day: Understanding Aboriginal Identity
Credits: BearPaw Legal Published on May 1, 2015 Understanding Aboriginal Identity explores the complex issue of self-identification for Aboriginal people. Today, Aboriginal identity remains inextricably linked with past government legislation and the continued stereotyping of Aboriginal people in the media and Canadian history. From a Metis farm in rural Alberta, to the offices of Canada’s […]
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Read MorePublic Monument to Honour Shannen Koostachin
May 19, 2015 Public Monument to Honour Shannen Koostachin Public art to commemorate Cree youth who led the struggle for a new school in Attawapiskat SUDBURY, Ontario – Shannen Koostachin, a young Cree activist from Attawapiskat First Nation, who bravely challenged the Minister of Indian Affairs, and was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize, […]
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Read MoreFeatured Video of the Day: The Vancouver Land Transfer Deal – Strength in Partnership
Credits: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Published on May 8, 2015 Through negotiations with the Government of Canada, surplus Crown lands in metropolitan Vancouver were transferred to three First Nations: Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh. The lands in question have been regarded as lands within each First Nation’s traditional territory. By acquiring these parcels of […]
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