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AMC Commends Launch of Removed Child and Removed Child Family Class Compensation Claims Process
February 10, 2025 Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) welcomes the launch of the Removed Child and Removed Child Family Class Compensation Claims Process, marking a significant step forward for First Nations families who have endured decades of systemic discrimination under Canada’s First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) program. […]
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Free admission to CMHR on International Human Rights Day
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will mark International Human Rights Day, Tuesday, December 10, with free admission and programming for all visitors all day from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. International Human Rights Day celebrates the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the United Nations on December 10, 1948. The declaration […]
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SCO to Host United Nations in Winnipeg: Discussion on Global Indigenous Rights
November 26, 2024 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB – The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) will host an International Seminar on the Right to Self-Determination in support of the United Nations’ (UN) Expert Mechanism on the Rights for Indigenous People (EMRIP). EMRIP was created by the UN’s Human Rights Council to provide expert advice on the […]
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AMC: Tribunal’s Jordan’s Principle Decision Exposes Critical Crisis in Funding and Services for First Nations Children
Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) welcomes the recent Canadian Human Rights Tribunal rulings under Jordan’s Principle as an essential step forward but warns that Canada’s ongoing failures to implement equitable funding and services have created an escalating crisis for First Nations children, youth, and families in Manitoba. Acting Grand […]
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Southern Chiefs’ Organization Stands with First Nations: Clean Drinking Water is a Human Right, Federal Government Needs to Step Up
October 10, 2024 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB — The Southern Chiefs’ Organization is profoundly disappointed at the Government of Canada’s stance in court when faced with the question of ensuring all people in our Territories have clean drinking water. In response to a class action lawsuit filed by Shamattawa First Nation, on behalf of […]
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14-year fight for disability services settled in favour of First Nations children in Manitoba – APTN News
Oct 11, 2024 Human rights and legal challenge succeed First Nations children living on-reserve in Manitoba are now eligible for provincial disability-related services like home care after a 14-year legal battle was settled. Previously, children with disabilities on-reserve were restricted from accessing provincial services due to jurisdictional disputes of who should foot the bill – […]
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SCO Responds to Provincial Apology on Children’s Special Allowance
October 8, 2024 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB —The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) welcomes an apology from Minister of Families, Nahanni Fontaine, for the province’s unconstitutional and discriminatory practices in its handling of the Children’s Special Allowance (CSA). Minister Fontaine rose to make the apology in the Manitoba legislature this afternoon. “I commend the government […]
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Responds to Government Apology for Wrongful Seizure of Children’s Special Allowance
October 8, 2024 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) First Nations Family Advocate Office (FNFAO) acknowledges the formal apology issued by Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine on behalf of the provincial government for the wrongful seizure of the Children’s Special Allowance from First Nations children in care. This apology is a […]
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Newly Signed Settlement Agreement will Expand Service Eligibility for First Nations Children Living on Reserve
October 8, 2024 The Manitoba government has reached a settlement agreement with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission (MHRC) and the family of Alfred (Dewey) Pruden to mark the end of eligibility restrictions for Children’s disABILITY Services and home care for First Nations children residing on reserve, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care […]
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Statement from AMC Acting Grand Chief Betsy Kennedy on the Historic Human Rights Settlement
October 8, 2024 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – On behalf of the AMC, I recognize the historic human rights settlement agreement signed on October 7, 2024, between the Sumner-Pruden family, the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, and the Manitoba Government. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has stood alongside the Sumner-Pruden family in pursuing justice for their […]
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