Assembly Of First Nations Quebec-Labrador

• Indigenous groups going to court over changes to Quebec’s French-language law

  The groups accuse the government of failing to consult them before adopting the law, saying it infringes on their rights to self-determination.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2023
  
• Quebec’s top court sides with First Nation regarding underfunding of its police force

  In a judgment rendered Dec. 15, the court agreed that the First Nation was owed $1.6 million from Quebec and Ottawa to cover years of underfunding of its police force.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
  
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• Quebec First Nations push for more self-determination

  Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador chiefs have agreed for their communities to take steps to further assert their right to self-determination.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2022
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• Picard re-elected as chief of Assembly of First Nations Quebec Labrador for 11th term

  In an election Tuesday, Picard captured 74 per cent of the votes, beating out former Kanesatake Mohawk grand chief Serge Simon and winning a new three-year term.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2022
• Quebec justice minister rules out making it mandatory judges be bilingual

  Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette said requiring judges to speak English before being appointed to the bench should not be the standard in Quebec.

  Crime

  Mar 10, 2021
• Vast majority of Quebecers believe First Nations face discrimination: survey

  Eight out of 10 Quebecers have a positive opinion of First Nations, but 58 per cent say they don't have an understanding of the issues facing those communities.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2020
• Quebec First Nations want legislation to help families find missing children

  First Nations families who have searched for missing loved ones for decades shared their heart-wrenching stories at the National Assembly on Friday.

  Politics

  Feb 14, 2020
• Quebec spends $1.6M to edit history textbooks to include proper Indigenous terms

  The Quebec government has just spent $1.6 million to replace the word "Amerindian" and modify other Indigenous content in history textbooks that had been introduced only two years earlier.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2018