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System continues to fail Indigenous people as prison population grows

System continues to fail Indigenous people as prison population grows

System continues to fail Indigenous people as prison population grows

System continues to fail Indigenous people as prison population grows

System continues to fail Indigenous people as prison population grows

System continues to fail Indigenous people as prison population grows

My dear Red Deerians. By the time you read this, we will have experienced our first snowfall of the season. Oh well, my friends! As my dad often said, “tempus fugit/time flies!”

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian government said on Tuesday it was reviewing an emergency application filed by an indigenous group seeking to block pipeline construction for Santos Ltd's $3.6 billion Barossa gas project off northern Australia. Six indigenous elders on the Tiwi Islands have urged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to make a declaration to protect their heritage, which they said was at immediate risk of desecration from the construction of the pipeline.

“I’m just overwhelmed and so thankful for this gift. I even have my favourite Bible verse printed on the back."

Peel regional government needs to do more to honour its commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Canadas (TRC) calls to action, said Brent Niganobe, band representative and Mississauga