Quebec First Nations

• Quebec First Nations group slams Bill 96 amendment, says hundreds of students will fail

  The First Nations Education Council is slamming a recent Bill 96 amendment that would require students who attend English CEGEPs to take three extra courses in French to graduate.

  Canada

  Apr 13
  
• Quebec to include Indigenous perspectives in education review, add Indigenous content

  The Quebec government will invest almost $20 million to better integrate young Indigenous people into the education system and teach young Quebecers after First Nations.

  Education

  Nov 30, 2021
  
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• Quebec makes progress on less than half of Viens Commission’s 142 recommendations

  Quebec says it has now put into effect or is actively working on 68 calls to action from the Viens Commission to address violence and discrimination against Indigenous people.

  Politics

  Sep 17, 2021
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• Quebec, Ottawa name facilitator to help communities with residential school searches

  The announcement comes following the discovery of the remains of what are believed to be 215 Indigenous children found buried at a former residential school in British Columbia.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2021
• Quebec looks to improve health-care services for Indigenous patients after Joyce Echaquan’s death

  Quebec is putting forth $15 million to widen access to health-care services for Indigenous people and provide cultural training to employees in the province's medical network.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2020
• ‘There is a lot of work to do’: Quebec’s new Indigenous affairs minister pledges action by Christmas

  Ian Lafrenière, a former high-profile Montreal police officer, said he wants to be given a chance in his new role.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2020
• Quebec First Nations want legislation to help families find missing children

  First Nations families who have searched for missing loved ones for decades shared their heart-wrenching stories at the National Assembly on Friday.

  Politics

  Feb 14, 2020
• ‘We can’t continue like this’: Quebec, Ottawa form committee to address rail line blockades

  "We will be in touch and ... we will collaborate very closely together," said Quebec MP Pablo Rodriquez.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2020
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• Quebec ‘has failed in its duty,’ premier says in apology to Indigenous peoples

  Quebec offered its "sincerest" apology to the province's First Nations people for the serious harm they have suffered over the years.

  Politics

  Oct 2, 2019
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• Quebec inquiry investigating treatment of Indigenous people calls for apology

  A Quebec inquiry into relations between Indigenous communities and public services in the province will submit its final report Monday.

  Investigations

  Sep 30, 2019