In 2022, Indigenous stories were in the mainstream news in ways we hadn’t seen before. From the ongoing injustices of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls to increased awareness of the harm of residential schools, some advocates say it finally felt like Canadians were paying attention to the country’s true history. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson spoke with Cassidy Caron, Métis National Council president, about the progress made to advance Indigenous rights in Canada so far, and where we need to go in 2023.
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