The federal government has reached a revised final settlement agreement with several indigenous organizations that will see Ottawa pay more than $23 billion to compensate First Nations children and families affected by underfunding in the child welfare programs. “First Nations children and families will be compensated for the harms they faced from discriminatory funding and programs,” Indigenous Services…
Ottawa to Pay $23 Billion to Compensate Underfunding of First Nations Child Welfare Programs
Ottawa to Spend $1.2 Million to Replace and Repair Homes After Mass Stabbing
The federal government is to spend $1.2 million to repair and replace houses damaged during a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan nearly three months ago. Houses became crime scenes after 11 people died and 18 were injured on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon during the Sept. 4 attacks. Myles Sanderson, the…
Ottawa Appeals Court Ruling That Limits First Nations’ Ability to Postpone Elections
OTTAWA—Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says his department will appeal a Federal Court ruling that limits First Nations’ ability to postpone the election of chiefs and councils during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenous Services Canada developed regulations last year to allow First Nation councils to delay elections and extend the terms of their chiefs and councillors…
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