Indigenous Peoples
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FSIN ‘annoyed, disrespected’ as Indigenous leaders excluded from federal health-care transfer talksThe Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations expressed disappointment with the lack of inclusion for the meeting with the prime minister next month on health care.CanadaJan 26
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Quebec’s top court sides with First Nation regarding underfunding of its police forceIn a judgment rendered Dec. 15, the court agreed that the First Nation was owed $1.6 million from Quebec and Ottawa to cover years of underfunding of its police force.CanadaDec 22, 2022
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Drawing links between nature and our healthThe good news, experts say, is a growing recognition around the world that people and nature cannot do anything but coexist.EnvironmentDec 6, 2022
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Montreal committee says toppled statue of John A. Macdonald should not be put backThe committee suggested that the statue be replaced with an artistic reinterpretation that rejects the colonial vision of Canada put forward by the country's first prime minister.CanadaNov 21, 2022
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Little progress made on Inuit housing crisis over past 5 years: ‘It’s been a struggle’A recent report from Statistics Canada indicates the housing crisis in Inuit communities has improved little over the past five years and, in some cases, has worsened.CanadaOct 16, 2022
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Here’s how to talk to kids about Orange Shirt Day, according to Indigenous educatorsTeachers and parents need to understand the colonial impact of residential schools first before they teach children about Truth and Reconciliation, said one expert.CanadaSep 30, 2022
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Why Indigenous-led projects could be key to combating Canada’s energy dilemmaIndigenous leaders say the path forward in dealing with Canada's energy and climate crises would involve First Nations communities having an equity stake in major energy projects.CanadaSep 21, 2022
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Walk raising awareness about murdered and missing Indigenous people arrives in FrederictonKrista Fox started her trip across Canada in Victoria B.C. on Feb. 18. While she is unsure when it will occur, her plan is to finish in St. John's N.L.CanadaSep 11, 2022
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Indigenous families, former patients ask for Canada’s ‘Indian hospital’ recordsThe federal government established ``Indian hospitals'' across Canada from the 1930s, which later became segregated hospitals for Indigenous Peoples.CanadaSep 4, 2022
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Survivors’ Flag raised on Parliament Hill to honour those harmed by residential schoolsTrudeau said the Survivors' Flag would serve as a way for Canadians to remember what happened at the government-funded, church-operated institutions over more than a century.CanadaAug 29, 2022
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