Indigenous Relations
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Atlantic communities prepare for Canada Day celebrations after hiatusFriday – for Canada Day – will be the first time the skies above many Maritime communities will be lit up with fireworks since 2019.CanadaJun 27
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Protesters call for N.B. Aboriginal affairs minister’s resignationA small group of protesters gathered outside the Saint John constituency office of New Brunswick Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn. They say they want her to resign.CanadaJun 21
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Winnipeg’s Siloam Mission takes next step in relationship with Indigenous communityThe new director is Christine Vanagas of Long Plain First Nation, who has previous experience working with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.CanadaFeb 28
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Manitoba premier apologizes ‘for the misunderstanding I caused’ over Canadian history remarksPremier Pallister said he hopes people will be able to forgive remarks he made in which he said people who came to colonize Canada didn’t mean to destroy Indigenous communities.PoliticsAug 3, 2021
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Province announces funding to support Blackfoot women in LethbridgeThe funding will be used in constructing 14 units in Lethbridge for Blackfoot women and their children who are looking to move to the city from nearby reserves.CanadaJul 21, 2021
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Former Quebec Minister for Indigenous Affairs Geoffrey Kelley named government negotiator with KahnawakeKelley will take on the role as of June 14 and will succeed Florent Gagné.PoliticsJun 5, 2021
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RCMP surveillance, searches breached anti-fracking protesters’ rights, watchdog says'Several incidents or practices interfered to varying degrees with the protesters' rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.'CanadaNov 13, 2020
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‘Harmful legacy’ of Regina John A. Macdonald statue under reviewA sign hanging around the feet of the John A. Macdonald monument in Victoria Park Tuesday morning indicated the city has begun consultation with elders and community members.PoliticsJun 30, 2020
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Ministers concerned by brutality claims during Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam’s arrestCanada's public safety minister says the government will be paying close attention to the independent inquiry into allegations of racism and police brutality brought forward by a First Nations chief, while another minister called the chief's account ``deeply troubling.''CanadaJun 8, 2020
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Northern Alberta First Nations chief alleges he was beaten by RCMPAllegedly apprehended by RCMP for an expired licence plate, the chief of the Athabascan Chipewyan First Nation says he was beaten and arrested.CanadaJun 5, 2020
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