“This decision concerns children. More precisely, it is about how the past and current child welfare practices in First Nations communities on reserves, across Canada, have impacted and continue to impact First Nations children, their families and their communities.”
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Six years and more than 6,000 testimonies later, the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was released to the world, detailing the horrors experienced by Canada’s indigenous peoples within the residential school system.
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A decade ago, the Mikisew Cree First Nation made history, successfully fighting off development on its lands and leaving a stamp on Canadian case law. Today, the precedent-setting case remains as important a decision as the day it came down.
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National homicide rates released by Statistics Canada last week included unprecedented clarity on data from the Aboriginal population.
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For years, advocates have been calling for an inquiry into cases of missing and murdered indigenous women, a call that was answered last week when Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced the department was initiating consultations with families of victims – the first step in the inquiry process.
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Eight years after a teenager texting while driving changed his life forever, John Boden may have found a new road.
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