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SASKATOON Muskowekwan First Nations chief Reginald Bellerose has announced he’ll be running to be National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. “It’s a very critical time. One of the most important things is we need to unify our chiefs,” he said. The current AFN Chief, Perry Bellegarde, who served as the Chief for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and Little Black Bear, is not seeking re-election. Bellerose has served as the Chief of Muskowekwan First Nations for 17 years. “There’s so many critical issues. Our focus needs to be on Ottawa,” Bellerose said. “Ottawa is passing a lot onto the province through their transfers.”
Horrified but not surprised is a sentiment Indigenous people across the province have expressed in the days since the bodies of 215 First Nations children were…
The Archdiocese of Regina has issued an apology for its role in residential schools and committed to fulfilling its “moral obligation” by supporting Indigenous communities as they work to search the sites of former schools.
International Criminal Court called on to investigate Kamloops residential school findings
More than a dozen lawyers from across Canada have formally requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate the Canadian government and the Vatican for crimes against humanity following preliminary reports that the remains of children were discovered at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
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Posted: Jun 03, 2021 1:43 PM MT | Last Updated: June 3
Preliminary findings of ground-penetrating radar at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School indicate the remains of an estimated 215 children could be buried there. Now, a group of lawyers is calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate the Canadian government and the Vatican.(Andrew Snucins/The Canadian Press)