indigenous affairs

• 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.

  Crime

  May 31
• ‘People are crying on the phone’: Indigenous communities grapple with PPE shortages

  Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 200 on-reserve First Nations people have died from the virus.

  Canada

  Feb 21
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• Quebec tables bill to give families of missing Indigenous children access to records

  Several dozen children died or were placed in foster care after being admitted to health or social-services facilities between the 1950s and 1989.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2020
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• Why would Jody Wilson-Raybould reject Indigenous Services file? Indian Act at core of issue

  Jody Wilson-Raybould spent much of her career fighting the Indian Act.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2019
• SMU appoints advisory council on Indigenous affairs

  Saint Mary's University in Halifax has appointed a president's advisory council on Indigenous affairs, calling it another stage in its commitment to reconciliation.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2018
• Canada still has an ‘Indian Affairs’ department, 1 year after the government promised change

  Canada hasn’t had an “Indian Affairs” minister in the public eye since 2011, but that title is still legally on the books today.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2018
• New ‘land acknowledgement’ signs in Toronto recognize Indigenous peoples

  The new signs spread across approximately 160 bus shelters are aimed at starting a dialogue about Indigenous peoples.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2018
• Less talk, more action on ‘frozen’ Indigenous child welfare system: Sen. Murray Sinclair

  "At a certain point in time, there's going to be a turning point," Sinclair said. "I think with child welfare, we are there. "

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2018
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• Should the City of Kingston distance itself from the ‘Sir John A’ brand?

  After the pub housed inside Sir John A. Macdonald's former Kingston law office removed his name from its branding, some wonder if the City of Kingston should do the same.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2018
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• Canadians urged to partake in Orange Shirt Day to honour residential school survivors

  The Orange Shirt Day campaign encourages Canadians to remember the wrongs of the residential school system, and honour its survivors.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2017