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Open Letter: Canada Must Stop Misleading on Joint Claims Reform and Adequately Fund Specific Claims Research
National Claims Research Directors c/o 401-312 Main Street Vancouver BC V6A 2T2 Open Letter to Minister Carolyn Bennett: Canada Must Stop Misleading on Joint Claims Reform and Adequately Fund Specific Claims Research January 16, 2019 Dear Minister Bennett, The National Claims Research Directors (NCRD) is a national body of specialized technicians who manage thirty-five Claims […]
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Notification program for residential school records problematic, say interveners in case – CBC
Opt-in process, consent for dead survivors, tone of website all identified as concerns Jan 15, 2019 Two people who acted as interveners in the Supreme Court case that decided the fate of residential school survivor testimonies are raising concerns about the process in place to preserve those records. The program was formally announced on Monday. Survivors […]
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Long Plain Planning 2019 Projects – PortageOnline.com
14 January 2019 Long Plain First Nation has a full agenda, moving into 2019. Chief Dennis Meeches says one of their biggest concerns this year is property they own, just south of Keeshkeemaquah Reserve. “Bordering the Trans Canada (Highway), off of Pine Crescent,” he says, “We own about 95 acres, and it’s been 20 years […]
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First Nations Priorities Must Be Canada’s Priorities – AFN National Chief Responds to Federal Cabinet Shuffle
First Nations Priorities Must Be Canada’s Priorities – AFN National Chief Responds to Federal Cabinet Shuffle (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde responded to today’s federal cabinet shuffle stating continued commitment and progress on First Nations priorities is critical to moving forward and closing the gap between First Nations […]
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Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Supports First Nations Controlled Child Welfare System
SASKATOON– The Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth, Corey O’Soup, is clarifying some comments made earlier this week in the media regarding First Nations readiness to take control of their own child welfare system. The Advocate unequivocally supports our First Nations reclaiming complete control of their own child welfare system and has complete confidence in […]
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Media Advisory – Government of Canada to announce new grants to support Indigenous research capacity and advance reconciliation
SASKATOON, Jan. 10, 2019 – The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, will announce the recipients of a special call for Connection Grants supporting Indigenous research that is interdisciplinary, transformative, and contributes to reconciliation. The new Connection Grants will help build Indigenous research capacity and knowledge sharing. The Minister will be joined by […]
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Moe’s Sixties Scoop apology is meaningless if there is no change – CBC
Premier made apology Monday in rotunda of Saskatchewan legislature Jan 09, 2019 A quiet sadness visited me in the days leading up to Premier Scott Moe’s apology to Sixties Scoop survivors Monday. I was aware of the absence of my two sisters and my brother, who all live too far away to have joined me […]
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FSIN Welcomes Sixties Scoop Apology, but Wants Action – SwiftCurrentOnline.com
January 08, 2019 Yesterday Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe read an apology on behalf of the province to survivors of the Sixties Scoop, and while the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) accepted the apology, they don’t feel it’s enough. Reports vary on the actual number, but the Sixties Scoop saw somewhere in the tens of […]
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Between two worlds:’ Saskatchewan Premier apologizes to ’60s Scoop survivors – National Observer
January 8th 2019 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe apologized to survivors of the ’60s Scoop Monday for failing them and leaving them “caught between two worlds.” “On behalf of the government of Saskatchewan and on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan, I stand before you today to apologize. I stand before you to say sorry,” Moe […]
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Sixties Scoop Apology – Government Of Saskatchewan
January 7, 2019 Elder McArthur, thank you for the prayer. Elders, survivors, Chiefs, distinguished guests, legislative colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning everyone. Welcome to your legislature. Welcome to Treaty 4 Territory . . . the traditional lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota and Lakota peoples and the home of the Métis. And welcome […]
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