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Suicides of northern Saskatchewan indigenous girls on minds of leaders – Global News
November 8, 2016 Political and indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are heading to a northern community to try to understand why so many young girls are committing suicide. Premier Brad Wall…
FSIN chief backs banishment of drug dealers to protect children on reserve – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 7, 2016 REGINA _ The chief of Saskatchewan’s Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says he supports First Nations that exile criminals. Bobby Cameron, who represents 74 of the province’s…
Confront threat of sexual abuse, stand up for children, Inuit leader urges – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 7, 2016 OTTAWA _ The head of the country’s leading Inuit organization is urging Canada’s leaders, indigenous and otherwise, to protect children from the scourge of sexual abuse and…
Boil water advisory lifted in one Nunavut community; stays in place for another – NunatsiaqOnline
November 07, 2016 Officials continue to investigate source of bacteria, sodium in Sanikiluaq Health officials in Nunavut say that tap water in Whale Cove is once again safe to drink.…
U of S pilot study shows benefits of animal therapy for addictions treatment – 20 CKRM
November 07, 2016 People who participated in mental health and addictions treatment programs involving horses reported therapeutic benefits. The pilot study was conducted by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan…
BR Indigenous Sexual Abuse – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Nov 7, 2016 Prominent First Nations leaders say it’s time to shine a light on sexual abuse in their communities. The national chief of the Assembly…
Open secret: sexual abuse haunts children in indigenous communities – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 6, 2016 14:00 By Kristy Kirkup and Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS Freda Ens says she was a baby when her birth mother sold her for a bottle of…
Media Advisory: Health Minister and Ontario Regional Chief to Make Announcement About Health Care
November 4, 2016 Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day, on behalf of the Chiefs in…
Manitoba First Nation family to get new home after deplorable conditions revealed – CTV News
November 4, 2016 A family in Manitoba’s Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation is getting a new home after the deplorable state of their crumbling, overcrowded house was detailed in a…
Cabinet puts road to Whati over men’s healing program, says Yellowknife MLA – CBC
Nov 04, 2016 6 ‘I am never going to be happy when the government decides to invest in roads rather than people’ Yellowknife Centre MLA Julie Green says N.W.T. cabinet…
