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An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and Families
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and Families NOVEMBER 8, 2019 New federal child welfare legislation, An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children youth and families, is coming into force on January 1, 2020. This legislation will bring significant positive changes to First Nations Child and Family Services, while […]
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Assembly of First Nations in Court to Challenge Government’s Attempt to Overturn Human Rights Tribunal Ruling on Compensation for First Nations Children and Families
Assembly of First Nations in Court to Challenge Government’s Attempt to Overturn Human Rights Tribunal Ruling on Compensation for First Nations Children and Families (Ottawa, ON): The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is in federal court on Monday, November 25 to oppose the federal government’s Judicial Review of the recent Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) […]
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Saskatchewan Granted Leave To Intervene In Trans Mountain Appeal
November 4, 2019 Saskatchewan has been granted leave to intervene in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion hearing before the Federal Court of Appeal in support of the pipeline’s construction. Saskatchewan will be intervening in support of the federal government by arguing that the project was properly approved. The Federal Court will hear arguments on whether […]
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Sask. defence lawyers applaud Ont. judge’s ruling allowing jury selection challenges – CBC
A Hamilton judge’s decision has caught the attention of Saskatchewan attorneys Nov 06, 2019 Saskatchewan defence attorneys are welcoming a Hamilton, Ont., superior court judge’s decision to uphold the old system of peremptory challenges during jury selection — a system that came under fire and was turfed following the 2018 Gerald Stanley trial. On Monday, […]
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Saskatchewan granted intervener status in First Nations TMX project appeal – Times Colonist
November 4, 2019 REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says it has been granted leave to intervene in an appeal over construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The province says it is intervening in support of the federal government by arguing that the expansion project was properly approved. The Federal Court of Appeal in British […]
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We have to step up here’: Search underway for Indigenous foster families in Prince Albert, Sask. – CBC
Prince Albert Grand Council wants to recruit 50 First Nations and Métis families for new pilot project Oct 21, 2019 The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) believes it is uniquely positioned to fill a need for Indigenous foster families in Prince Albert, Sask. That’s why it has launched a recruitment drive for 50 First Nations […]
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Indigenous group renews calls for Saskatchewan to end ‘birth alerts’ – National Post
REGINA — The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Saskatchewan is urging the province to follow British Columbia’s lead by ending the practice of “birth alerts.” Such alerts inform government officials or child-welfare agencies when an infant is born to potentially high-risk parents, which can result in an investigation and a child being seized. The […]
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Federal Court approves settlement agreement in Day Schools case – Prince Albert Daily Herald
The settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit launched by former students of Indian day schools has been approved by the Federal Court. According to multiple media reports, the settlement agreement was approved Monday. Under the terms of the settlement, survivors will be able to apply for individual compensation for harm, including physical and sexual abuse, […]
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Metis Nation SK: Child and Family Services Conversation
We will have three engagement sessions that will draw on years of experience and work of frontline childcare providers, social workers, government partners, elders and Métis citizens to identify opportunities to address decades of Métis children being removed from their families unnecessarily and to focus on providing every chance for Métis children to grow up […]
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First Nations people from across country are allowed to hunt in Sask. without licence, judge rules – CBC
FSIN calls decision a ‘vindication’ of treaty rights Aug 01, 2019 A Regina provincial court judge has ruled that all First Nations people in Canada are allowed to hunt in Saskatchewan without a licence. Before the ruling, the province only allowed hunters from treaties within Saskatchewan (Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10) […]
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