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Major projects bill amended to remove cabinet power to sidestep Indian ActAssembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Nepinak Woodhouse said Thursday the "limited changes" made to the bill don't go far enough.CanadaJun 19
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Feds moving too slow to process First Nations status applications: AGAuditor General Karen Hogan found that more than eight in 10 applications processed by the department exceeded the six-month service standard.CanadaJun 10
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Petapan Treaty: Innu accuse Quebec of bad faith on talks for innovative agreementThe Petapan Treaty, between the Innu First Nations, Quebec and Ottawa, would exempt the three communities from the federal Indian Act.CanadaApr 1, 2024
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Whitecap Dakota First Nation signs Self-Government Treaty with CanadaThe Whitecap Dakota First Nation signs a treaty with the Government of Canada to become a self-governing nation, a move from the Indian Act to self-governance.CanadaMay 3, 2023
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Whitecap Dakota Nation votes to become first self-governing Indigenous nation in SaskatchewanThe Whitecap Dakota First Nation membership votes to become Saskatchewan's first self-governing Indigenous nation, which will no longer be under the control of the Indian Act.CanadaOct 11, 2022
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B.C. powwow organizers apologize after identity-based event rules spark outrageThe rules sparked immediate backlash, with some accusing the Kamloopa Powwow Society of enforcing colonial blood quantum and excluding gender diverse people.CanadaJul 13, 2022
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Indigenous leaders survey members to explore racist responses when status cards usedKúkpi7 Judy Wilson, the group's secretary-treasurer, says it's hoped at least 1,000 status card users share their experiences. She says results of the study will be made public.CanadaJun 10, 2022
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After burial site discovery, B.C. chief calls for space to heal — then systemic changeSecwépemc Tribal Chief Wayne Christian wants the Indian Act repealed and an end to Indigenous children being taken into government care. But first, he says, communities need space.CanadaJun 2, 2021
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Alberta Indigenous advocate Nellie Carlson passes away: ‘She left a remarkable legacy’Nellie Carlson, a Cree woman who lost her Indigenous status when she married a Métis man, died Thursday at the age of 93.CanadaSep 11, 2020
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Green Party would establish process for First Nations to opt out of Indian Act, May saysElizabeth May is in Cowichan Bay, B.C., campaigning with Green candidate Lydia Hwitsum in a Vancouver Island riding neighbouring her own seat.PoliticsOct 5, 2019
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