Smiles and laughter as a Nation rebuilds
In Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw First Nation, where last summer fires in B.C. destroyed homes and buildings, elders are smiling and laughing again.
Source: nationalobserver.com
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Marc Miller International Student Program International Students Program Indigenous Services Canada Honourable Marc Miller Indigenous Services
Source: canadianinquirer.net
2 years after historic flood, Peguis First Nation evacuees still waiting to return home
Karen Courchene says she didn't think she would be living in Winnipeg for this long.
Fisher River Karen Courchene Melissa Sanderson Patty Hajdu Indigenous Services Canada Indigenous Services
Source: cbc.ca
Collective or individual? The key question behind distributing $10B Robinson Huron Treaty settlement
The 21 Robinson Huron Treaty First Nations in northeastern Ontario are preparing to divide the settlement for past annuities among themselves and their members. Who will receive how much and when, however, is unclear as key decisions around what should be individual and what should be collective have yet to be made.
Source: cbc.ca
Leslie Church expected to easily win Liberal nomination in Toronto-St. Paul's on Wednesday: sources
Church, who has been campaigning for the nomination since the fall, is facing Emma Richardson, a bureaucrat with Global Affairs Canada. Sources close to the party told iPolitics that Richardson isn’t well-known in Liberal circles and faces a monumental challenge in trying to beat Church.
Gemma Richardson World Food Programme United Nations Population Fund Global Affairs Canada United Nations World Bank Group Global Affairs Canada
Source: ipolitics.ca
Province admits Westside Road trespasses on OKIB member lands
It appears a lawsuit claiming Westside Road trespasses on Okanagan Indian Band land is essentially over with the only remaining issue being compensation and how to proceed.Two band members sued the province of B.C. for t
British Columbia Whiteman Creek Mildred Rose Bonneau Reynold John Bonneau Marshall Jones Indigenous Services
Source: infotel.ca
'A new beginning': First Nation ravaged by B.C. wildfire unveils new subdivision
A B.C. First Nation is unveiling the first of four planned subdivisions to replace dozens of homes lost to the Bush Creek East wildfire in August 2023.
Source: globalnews.ca
Ottawa failing to meet Jordan's Principle deadlines for First Nations kids' care most of the time
Indigenous Services Canada is taking longer to respond to requests to help First Nations children, which critics say is putting lives at risk.
Source: cbc.ca
Ontario spending more than $500K to support Eabametoong First Nation's recovery after devastating school fire
After the federal government announced more than $13 million earlier this year to support Eabametoong First Nation, the province says it's pitching in half a million dollars to help the remote community recover from the loss of its only school. Here's what the money is going toward as the First Nation seeks to rebuild.
Source: cbc.ca
UN Special Rapporteur weighs in Indigenous communities' drinking water
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous issues said Canada’s inability to provide safe drinking water to Indigenous communities unequivocally constitutes a human-rights violations when he delivered his report last
Source: thespec.com