FSIN says new federal budget a step in right direction
The new federal budget is getting top marks from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.
In the budget which was released on Monday, the Liberals have pledged $18 billion over five years to improve the quality of life for people living in Indigenous communities.
Of this, close to $600 million over three years will be invested in mental health supports for Indigenous people.
FSIN Vice-Chief David Pratt said he is impressed that the government has taken a community-based approach with funding for mental health.
“It’s very important that capacity is built at the community level because each community – and I am very glad the federal government is not taking a one size fits all approach – but it has to be community-led, community-developed based upon each member nation’s needs and I think this fund will go a long way to address that,” he said.
Virtual disaster recovery resource sessions available for hurricane victims GOHSEP (Source: GOHSEP) By Davon Cole | April 10, 2021 at 5:23 PM CDT - Updated April 10 at 6:27 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - GOHSEP is teaming up with multiple agencies to put on virtual disaster recovery resource information sessions during a two-week span in April.
Closed captioning is available, and all webinars are being held over Zoom. The parentheses highlight conference codes. Week 1 (April 14-17)
April 15
10 a.m. - USDA-program & services (616681)
3 p.m. - HUD multifamily and single family programs and services (478044)
3 p.m. - LA Department of Children and Family Services Program (616681)
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/CNW/ - The Government of Canada is continuing the important work in full partnership with Indigenous Peoples to reform child and family services so that every.
This live event features the salmon defender in conversation with coastal Indigenous leaders about our wild fish.
Then again, the 56-year-old Gitxsan professor of social work never expected that being a children’s champion would get her spied on by the federal government in 2010. Nor did she imagine that in early 2021 she’d still be fighting the same gruelling human rights case against the federal government that she launched in 2007.
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