indigenous affairs
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Ontario gives $800K to Indigenous health teams to address residential school traumaIndigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford says it will help provide much-needed support for residential school survivors, their families, and community members.CanadaMar 24
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Survivors, leaders critical of Ontario residential school burial search fund rolloutDarlene Laforme, who was forced as a child to attend the Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ont., said $20 million is still not enough.CanadaNov 6, 2021
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‘Look for our children’: New AFN chief says every residential school will be examinedSpeaking with Global News on Saturday, RoseAnne Archibald delved deeper into her major priorities as the AFN's incoming national chief.CanadaJul 10, 2021
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Quebec politicians, Indigenous communities outraged over discovery of mass grave in B.C.The disturbing discovery of the remains of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School has provoked outrage and sadness in Quebec.CrimeMay 31, 2021
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‘People are crying on the phone’: Indigenous communities grapple with PPE shortagesSince the beginning of the pandemic, more than 200 on-reserve First Nations people have died from the virus.CanadaFeb 21, 2021
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Quebec tables bill to give families of missing Indigenous children access to recordsSeveral dozen children died or were placed in foster care after being admitted to health or social-services facilities between the 1950s and 1989.CanadaDec 9, 2020
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Why would Jody Wilson-Raybould reject Indigenous Services file? Indian Act at core of issueJody Wilson-Raybould spent much of her career fighting the Indian Act.PoliticsMar 7, 2019
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SMU appoints advisory council on Indigenous affairsSaint Mary's University in Halifax has appointed a president's advisory council on Indigenous affairs, calling it another stage in its commitment to reconciliation.CanadaDec 20, 2018
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Canada still has an ‘Indian Affairs’ department, 1 year after the government promised changeCanada hasn’t had an “Indian Affairs” minister in the public eye since 2011, but that title is still legally on the books today.CanadaAug 13, 2018
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New ‘land acknowledgement’ signs in Toronto recognize Indigenous peoplesThe new signs spread across approximately 160 bus shelters are aimed at starting a dialogue about Indigenous peoples.CanadaJun 21, 2018
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