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Mental health services for Ontario First Nations being expanded0
OTTAWA — The federal and Ontario governments are putting up $5 million each to establish 19 new mental wellness teams for First Nations communities. The teams will be located across the province to ensure access by all of Ontario’s First Nations communities. Federal Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, Ontario Children and Youth Services Minister Michael
READ MORETour of ancient Indigenous village offers unique B.C. vacation opportunity0
BAMFIELD, BC — Surrounded by old-growth rainforest against the rocky shoreline on the southwest edge of Vancouver Island lies a centuries-old Indigenous village where traditional longhouses accessible only by foot remain undisturbed. The Huu-ay-aht First Nation began offering tours of the ancient capital Kiixin — pronounced kee-hin — last year in an effort to share
READ MORESaskatchewan farmer acquitted in death of Indigenous man guilty of gun charge0
NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK — A Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in the fatal shooting of a young Indigenous man is giving up his guns and has been ordered to pay a $3,000 fine after pleading guilty to unsafe storage of an unrestricted firearm. Gerald Stanley pleaded guilty Monday in North Battleford provincial court to the charge that
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Too many black, Indigenous kids in Ontario child welfare system, report finds0
TORONTO — Black and Indigenous children appear to be put into care in relatively far greater numbers than other racial groups in Ontario, according to a report released Thursday that makes an urgent call for action. The review by the province’s human rights commission finds a “staggering” number of Indigenous children in care across Canada
READ MOREPublisher pulls MMIW poetry book following criticism from victim’s family0
A publisher has pulled a book of poems about missing and murdered Indigenous women from its collection following criticism that the author did not request the family’s permission to write about their loved one’s death in graphic detail. Inuk writer and activist Delilah Saunders wrote in the Nova Scotia Advocate last month that she was
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Tsilhqot’in Nation to be recognized as full partner in wildfire response0
VANCOUVER – The Tsilhqot’in Nation has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments that recognizes the First Nation as a full partner in wildfire response. Through the agreement, the three governments will work together to identify best practices, define roles and build the First Nation community’s capacity to manage emergencies. Tl’etinqox
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