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BC Government: Provincial state of emergency extended
Press Release VICTORIA – The Government of British Columbia has extended the provincial state of emergency through the end of the day on Aug. 31, 2021, to support the ongoing…
Congratulating Charlene Belleau
Press Release The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) congratulates Charlene Belleau for accepting a critical new position with the BC Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation. Minister Murray Rankin announced…
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers meet to discuss collaboration on the well-being of persons with disabilities
Press Release From: Employment and Social Development Canada July 21, 2021 Gatineau, Quebec Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Social…
Fire deaths 10 times more likely for residents of Ontario First Nations: report – insauga.com
July 16, 2021 Systemic problems tied to the legacy of colonialism have left residents of First Nations in Ontario 10 times more likely to die in fires than people who…
FNLC Stands with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc and all IRS Survivors and Families and Calls on Governments for Immediate Actions
Press Release July 15, 2021 (Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ(Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.)This morning,Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc released the Kamloops Indian Residential School Le Estcwéý(The Missing) ReportFindingsand gathered residential school survivors to…
Colonialism created food insecurity in the Arctic. It will take huge changes to end the crisis – National Observer
July 16th 2021 Ending food insecurity in Inuit Nunangat — the Inuit homeland in Arctic Canada — will require profound transformations to reduce poverty, bolster airports and harbours, and undo…
Minister Vandal announces appointments to the Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board
Press Release July 15, 2021 — Ottawa, Ontario — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Everyone deserves to have access to healthy, affordable, high-quality and nutritious food, no matter where…
NAN, COO Identify Priorities as Report Links Systemic Issues to Fire Deaths in First Nations
Press Release (July 14, 2021 – THUNDER BAY, ON) Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Ontario Regional Chief Glen Hare have identified key priorities for major improvements…
Marten Falls Suing Attorney General over Drinking Water – NetNewsLedger
June 30, 2021 Thunder Bay – Marten Falls First Nation of northern Ontario has announced it is joining class-action litigation against the Attorney General of Canada seeking action on drinking water…
Statement by Ministers on the work to eliminate racism against Indigenous Peoples in the health systems
Press Release Statement Ottawa, Ontario (June 29, 2021) – The Honourable Patty Hajdu of Health Canada and the Honourable Marc Miller of Indigenous Services Canada issued the following statement today…
