Indigenous Canada
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Residential school abuse records must be re-examined for names of deceased: advocatesThe records made up the Independent Assessment Process, the protocol through which survivors had to access compensation for abuses they suffered as children.CanadaJul 24, 2023
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Ex-AFN chief RoseAnne Archibald created toxic work environment: probeAn investigation into former Assembly of First Nations chief RoseAnne Archibald found the ousted leader was guilty of workplace harassment and created a toxic work environment.CanadaJul 4, 2023
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RoseAnne Archibald removed as Assembly of First Nations national chief in voteAFN chiefs voted to remove Archibald, the first woman elected as national chief, in a virtual meeting held over Zoom to discuss alleged harassment complaints against her.CanadaJun 28, 2023
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Residential school ‘denialists’ growing increasingly violent, special interlocutor warnsCanada has a role to play to combat this sentiment and that “urgent consideration” should be given to what legal tools exist to address the problem, Kimberly Murray says.CanadaJun 16, 2023
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Revised Indigenous child-welfare settlement going back to Canadian Human Rights TribunalThe deal includes an additional $3 billion that includes compensation for 13,000 more children and other amendments that both sides are hoping will satisfy the tribunal's concerns.CanadaApr 5, 2023
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Indigenous child welfare settlement will get $3B more from feds, AFN saysThe assembly, along with the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, announced the money today as part of a revised compensation package now totalling $23 billion.CanadaApr 3, 2023
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Ottawa’s underfunding of Indigenous policing amounts to discrimination, services sayThe services, represented by the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario, recently launched a complaint over the matter with Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.CanadaApr 3, 2023
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Vatican formally renounces Discovery Doctrine after decades of Indigenous demandsDuring Pope Francis’ 2022 visit to Canada, during which he apologized to Indigenous peoples for the residential school system, he was met with demands to renounce the papal bulls.CanadaMar 30, 2023
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Some landlords blocking residential school searches, government adviser saysThere is currently no federal law in place to protect suspected gravesites or grant communities access to land that is privately owned, Kimberly Murray says.CanadaMar 21, 2023
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Federal Court approves $2.8B settlement between Ottawa, Indigenous day scholarsThe ruling said the settlement is intended to help take steps to reverse the losses of language, culture and heritage through an Indigenous-led not-for-profit body.CanadaMar 9, 2023
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