Space for Algonquin Peoples to open near Parliament, but no date set
Ottawa agrees to provide Algonquin Peoples with space along Wellington Street
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Ottawa agrees to provide Algonquin Peoples with space along Wellington Street
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OTTAWA - Algonquin leaders and the federal government have signed an agreement committing to a new space for Algonquin Peoples in Ottawa's parliamentary precinct, five years after the former grand chief staged a hunger and hydration strike in protest.
OTTAWA, UNCEDED, UNSURRENDERED TERRITORY OF THE ANISHINABE ALGONQUIN NATION, ON, June 5, 2024 /CNW/ – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation The Grand Chief, Chiefs, and Councils from the Anishinabion, design, and governance for the national space for Indigenous Peoples, including a dedicated space that will provide the Anishinabe Algonquin […]
More than five years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared the former U.S. embassy across from Parliament Hill in Ottawa a space for Indigenous Peoples, the federal government is starting to let national Indigenous organizations use the building.