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Liberals show signs of compromise over Indian status – Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals might yield to a Manitoba-led Senate standoff over who qualifies for Indian status. In a Montreal court Wednesday, the government sought another six months to respond to an August 2015 court decision, which ruled the Indian Act discriminates by withholding Indian status from women who marry non-Indigenous men, as well […]
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Read MoreMeeting the world’s Indigenous peoples changed how I saw colonialism – and Canada – CBC
‘We can come together collectively, as Indigenous nations, and bring revolution to our own peoples.’ Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. For me, it’s a reminder that Indigenous systems — and kinship between global Indigenous peoples — are true resistance to the world’s colonial systems. I learned about the importance of […]
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Read MoreManitoba government in consultation with Indigenous communities on flood prevention projects – APTN
August 10, 2017 The Manitoba government is working with several First Nation communities to prevent future flooding in the Interlake region. Premier Brian Pallister along with Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen announced a collaboration with 14 First Nations to determine the preferred route for the new Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels. The new channels […]
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Read MorePrairie Update – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Aug 10, 2017 (Trans Mountain-Future) (Alta note) Details are expected today on how the new N-D-P government in British Columbia may deal with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Two key cabinet ministers are believed ready to outline their government’s next steps on the project after campaigning against it in the […]
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Read MoreTeam made up of residential school survivors recognized by Hockey Hall of Fame – CBC
Sagkeeng Oldtimers team started in 1978 and competed around the world Aug 08, 2017 A special collection of artifacts from a northern Manitoba hockey team made up of residential school survivors is headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame Museum in Toronto. The items — including jerseys, banners and special memorabilia — from the Sagkeeng […]
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Read MoreTrudeau drags feet on filling Manitoba Senate vacancy – Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA — Six months after almost clinching its full slate of senators, Manitoba remains shortchanged on representation in the Red Chamber, with the government tight-lipped on whether it’s doing anything about it. Since 1905, Manitoba has been entitled to six seats in the Senate, which it last held in 2013. Scholars say provincial quotas form […]
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Read MoreHomelessness one of lasting impacts of Indian residential schools – CBC
First Nations photographer Ken Armstrong tells the story through photos Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/homelessness-one-of-lasting-impacts-of-indian-residential-schools-1.2588653
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Read MoreSystem that rewards status Indians is spectacularly unfair – The Chronicle Journal
Chief Rick O’Bomsawin of Odanak, Que., is urging a House of Commons committee to pass Bill S-3, which would give First Nations women full equality with men. But much more — and much less, financially — must be done before we are all treated equally. In 1985, tens of thousands of women were given Indian […]
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Read MoreWhy the Native North America compilation is even more relevant today – CBC Radio
August 08, 2017 Jarrett Martineau believes the musicians featured on the Native North America Vol. 1 collection are important because they’re a reminder that Indigenous acts of today aren’t starting from nothing, and the issues they were singing about back then are still being faced by Indigenous people today. The Native North America collection, compiled […]
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Read MoreCall for Expressions of Interest for Next-Generation Clean Energy Infrastructure Projects – Electricenergyonline.com
Aug 8, 2017 Investing in next generation clean energy infrastructure and technologies will advance Canada’s efforts to build a clean economy, create well-paying jobs for middle-class Canadians and help us reach our climate change goals. Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, announced a call for expressions of interest for funding aimed at […]
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