Indigenous Funding
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Want to make First Nations policing an essential service? Fund it, advocate saysThe program is chronically underfunded by governments, hampering the ability of First Nations to develop and implement their own self-determined police services, a report found.CanadaDec 30, 2022
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Ottawa must be proactive in helping First Nations prepare for natural disasters, AG saysKaren Hogan noted during her appearance at a House of Commons committee she is the third auditor general to flag concerns about the federal approach to the issue.CanadaNov 28, 2022
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Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre gets federal cash influx for new facilityAndy Fillmore, MP for Halifax, says the announcement of funds for Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre's new site will inspire the city to ‘have confidence this is a real project.’CanadaMay 20, 2022
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A Manitoba First Nation is in crisis. Leaders warn of dark pattern without more supportTataskweyak Cree Nation is far from the first community to declare a state of emergency due to a mental health crisis gripping its people.CanadaJul 16, 2021
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Feds pledge $305M for Indigenous communities to tackle coronavirus crisisIndigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money is meant to help Indigenous communities prepare for emergencies and prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.PoliticsAug 12, 2020
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Canada giving another $650M in COVID-19 aid to Indigenous communitiesPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says $285 million of this funding will support rapid public health responses in Indigenous communities during a COVID-19 outbreak.HealthMay 29, 2020
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Off-reserve Indigenous services to receive $75M boost amid coronavirus pandemicMore than a million Indigenous people live in cities or off reserves and they deserve good services that are culturally appropriate, the prime minister said Thursday.HealthMay 21, 2020
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Manitoba senator calls Kenney’s Indigenous legal fund idea a ‘divide-and-conquer’ tacticA Manitoba senator says a proposal by Alberta's United Conservatives to pick up the legal tabs of pro-pipeline First Nations is an example of age-old ``divide-and-conquer'' tactics.CanadaOct 30, 2018
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