Richard Feehan
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Alberta abandoning Metis consultation policy talks ‘not acceptable’: Calgary councillorWard Sutherland, a Métis man and Calgary councillor, says the province has treated the Métis nation as "second-class Indigenous people" by walking away from the negotiating table.CanadaJun 30, 2021
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Alberta NDP, Indigenous leaders renew calls for Kenney to fire speechwriter over 2013 essayMembers of Alberta's official Opposition and some Indigenous leaders have renewed calls for Premier Jason Kenney to fire his speechwriter over a 2013 essay that was critical of how Indigenous issues are framed in Canada, and which argues the narrative around residential schools amounts to a "bogus genocide story."PoliticsJul 6, 2020
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UCP minister answers questions about Indigenous land acknowledgments in AlbertaAlberta's new Indigenous relations minister said Tuesday that he hasn't heard concerns about an apparent lack of acknowledgement of Indigenous land when members of his government speak at functions.PoliticsMay 28, 2019
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Travelling exhibit aims to teach Albertans provincial history of the ’60s ScoopA travelling exhibit that shares the history of the '60s Scoop through the first-hand experiences of survivors is now on display in Edmonton.CanadaJan 20, 2019
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Survivors of the ’60s Scoop await long overdue apologyThrough the 1960s, 70s and 80s, social workers removed Indigenous children from their reserve homes placing them with non-Indigenous foster families.FeaturesJan 20, 2018
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Alberta MLA Dave Schneider sorry for saying Indigenous people disengagedAlberta MLA Dave Schneider is apologizing for saying Indigenous people don't tend to vote and, when they do engage in politics, they only want to talk to the prime minister.PoliticsJan 16, 2018
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Province apologizes for fish seizure at Metis camp near ConklinThe province's Indigenous Relations Minister has personally apologized to members of Metis Local 193 following an incident last week.PoliticsSep 16, 2017
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New Alberta team to support families of missing and murdered indigenous womenAlberta has established a team of four social workers to help families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.CrimeMay 19, 2017
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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says talks continue on ’60s Scoop apologyAn estimated 20,000 indigenous children were taken by child welfare agents starting in the 1960s and put into the care of non-indigenous families on the premise they would receive better care.CanadaMar 31, 2017
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Bigstone Cree Nation sets up checkpoints on Alberta highways as part of demonstrationDesmarais RCMP said Wednesday it was monitoring a peaceful demonstration set up by the Bigstone Cree Nation on two northern Alberta highways.CanadaMar 15, 2017
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