Indigenous Funding

• Want to make First Nations policing an essential service? Fund it, advocate says

  The 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.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2022
  
• Ottawa must be proactive in helping First Nations prepare for natural disasters, AG says

  Karen 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.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2022
  
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• Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre gets federal cash influx for new facility

  Andy 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.’

  Canada

  May 20, 2022
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• A Manitoba First Nation is in crisis. Leaders warn of dark pattern without more support

  Tataskweyak Cree Nation is far from the first community to declare a state of emergency due to a mental health crisis gripping its people.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2021
• Feds pledge $305M for Indigenous communities to tackle coronavirus crisis

  Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the money is meant to help Indigenous communities prepare for emergencies and prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

  Politics

  Aug 12, 2020
• Canada giving another $650M in COVID-19 aid to Indigenous communities

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $285 million of this funding will support rapid public health responses in Indigenous communities during a COVID-19 outbreak.

  Health

  May 29, 2020
• Off-reserve Indigenous services to receive $75M boost amid coronavirus pandemic

  More 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.

  Health

  May 21, 2020
• Manitoba senator calls Kenney’s Indigenous legal fund idea a ‘divide-and-conquer’ tactic

  A 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.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2018