What’s New in Indigenous Watchdog: 235 New Entries: October 1, – October 31, 2024


Not StartedStalledIn ProgressComplete
15194614
16%20%49%15%
StatusLegacy Calls to Action
(1-42) + 50-52, 62-65
Reconciliation Calls to Action
(43-94)
Not Started2, 9, 10, 26, 34, 42, 51, 52, 6445, 46, 47, 55, 56, 89
Stalled6, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 29, 30, 3558, 62, 71, 77, 78, 87, 92, 93
Complete13, 15, 4149, 53, 59, 67, 68, 70, 80, 83, 84, 85, 94

Legacy Calls to Action include “Equity for Aboriginal People in the Legal System” (50-52) and “Education for Reconciliation (62-65) in order to keep all “Justice” and “Education” Calls to Action in one location

See also “Perspectives” post for a complete 6-page colour-coded Status Updates document summarizing all 94 Calls to Action

Indigenous Watchdog Updates

The following presents a year-to-date statistical snapshot of stakeholder actions across ALL themes that are either advancing reconciliation (Legacy and Reconciliation C2As and Government Commitments) or creating roadblocks (Current Problems)

SectionJan. ’24.Feb. ’24Mar. ’24April ’24May ’24June ’24July ’24Aug. ’24Sept. ’24Oct. ’24YTD
Current Reality133652538541
Current Problems901069814210477100941231121046
Legacy C2As35372622292017271021244
Reconciliation C2As1317171519141261315141
Govt. Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation914718148116610103
Other Issues: Government Commitments2012201717182011815158
Background Content32243841274033347357399
Total2002132092612151791981812332352124
Indigenous Success Stories7564912733561

Notes:

  • Current Reality includes ALL 94 Calls to Action and Other Issues
  • Legacy C2As, Reconciliation C2As, Government Commitments and Other Issues represent positive steps that are advancing reconciliation
  • Current Problems includes all those in “Calls to Action” plus “Other Issues” and “Government Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation
  • “Other Issues” presents information on Drinking Water Advisories, Food Insecurity, Suicide Prevention, Urban Commitments to Reconciliation, Housing, Environment and Treaties and Land Claims
  • Background Content provides additional context for Calls to Action and/or Themes
  • Multiple entries for an “Action or Commitment” or “Current Problem” have only been counted once

The following “Current Problems” have only been counted once:

  • Child Welfare: 10 entries – Rejection of the $47.8B Child Welfare agreement
  • Justice: 4 entries: Call for inquiry into the deaths of 9 Indigenous people by multiple police forces across Canada within one month

UPDATES to Current Reality (found on each of the 30 Theme Landing Pages)

DateThemeDescription
Aug. 2Child welfareFNFCS releases “Draft FSA Report Card: Evaluation of the Key Elements of the Final Settlement Agreement in First Nations Child and Family Services
Oct. 9Drinking Water Advisories32 Long-Term Drinking Water Advisories (LTDWA’s) still remain in 30 communities. 146 LTDWA’s have been lifted for an 82% completion rate
Oct. 17Child WelfareFirst Nations chiefs and proxies voted against a resolution to fully accept a $47.8B settlement agreement on long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services
Oct. 22HealthCanadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) report “Over Promised, Under Delivered” highlights data collection problems in the federal Mental Health Care bilateral investments
Oct. 29Missing Children145 Long Term Drinking Water Advisories (DWA) lifted since 2015. 32 LongTerm DWA are still active in 30 communities.
Government Commitments
Actions and Commitments
Current Problems
Background Content
Indigenous Success Stories
 

Government Commitments

Home Page: Government Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation: Government Commitments
2024/10/24 First Nations access greater flexibility and increased self-determination through the New Fiscal Relationship Grant
2024/10/22 Wolastoqey chief ‘ecstatic’ with Liberal win in New Brunswick
2024/10/22 'For the good of all Indigenous people': N.L. government discussing implementing United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
2024/10/21 Vuntut Gwitchin riding boundaries should remain the same says commission report
2024/10/17 Manitoba Métis MP announces he won’t run in next federal election
2024/10/11 Nishnawbe Aski Police Service trains drug investigators while waiting for equitable funding deal to hire more
2024/10/10 Statement by Minister Anandasangaree on the Introduction of legislation to establish a new Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation
2024/10/09 ‘It’s path-breaking’: British Columbia’s blueprint for decolonisation
2024/10/09 Senator Prosper releases final report following Mi’kma’ki tour
2024/10/04 Legal Aid Ontario concludes Aboriginal Justice Strategy with a comprehensive report and a focus on doing better
 
Home Page: Drinking Water Advisories: Other Issues
2024/10/31 After decades of 'slime,' B.C. First Nation celebrates clean drinking water
2024/10/10 AFN national chief urges all parties to support First Nations clean drinking water legislation
 
Home Page: Environment: Other Issues
2024/10/29 WWF-Canada launches ‘Mission Restoration’ to put nature on a path to recovery in Canada
2024/10/28 Parks Canada unveils new national Indigenous Stewardship Policy
2024/10/24 Churchill at a Crossroads: looking forward from the past
2024/10/22 Lands guardian from Poplar River First Nation works to help protect World Heritage Site
 
Home Page: Housing: Other Issues
2024/10/24 A new model for sustainable and affordable housing at 30 Cleary Avenue in Ottawa gets the green light
2024/10/23 NICHI announces Atlantic recipients of funding to advance critical Indigenous housing projects in urban, rural and northern areas and address urgent and unmet needs
2024/10/02 Affordable housing project set for Ucluelet First Nation
 
Home Page: Suicide Prevention: Other Issues
2024/10/31 Nunavut suicide prevention plan focuses on supporting young people
 
Home Page: Treaties and Land Claims: Other Issues
2024/10/28 Canada formally apologizes to five Anishinaabeg First Nations
2024/10/10 PBCN announces Cows and Plows settlement offer from Canada
 
Home Page: Urban Commitments to Reconciliation: Other Issues
2024/10/30 Ottawa moves forward with indigenous housing strategy
2024/10/16 City of Saskatoon and Muskeg Lake Cree Nation sign new urban reserve agreement
2024/10/09 Value of Indigenous spending on city to be examined
 

Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 1: Child Welfare (1-5)
2024/10/11 Manitoba amends Child and Family Services Act to support parents, keep children with kin
2024/10/11 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Amendments to Draft Agreement on Long-Term Reform of First Nations Child and Family Services
2024/10/08 Manitoba apologizes for clawing back money for kids in care as part of $530M settlement
 
Call to Action # 3: Child Welfare (1-5)
2024/10/11 14-year fight for disability services settled in favour of First Nations children in Manitoba
 
Call to Action # 10: Education (6-12)
2024/10/01 Manitoba Government Partners with Yellowquill University College to Recognize Education Degrees
2024/10/01 New policy allows Yukon First Nations to offer high school credits for cultural learning
 
Call to Action # 12: Education (6-12)
2024/10/24 Arctic Bay set to get 44 new daycare spots
 
Call to Action # 13: Language and Culture (13-17)
2024/10/01 Nunavut gov't to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs
 
Call to Action # 18: Health (18-24)
2024/10/24 Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on her annual report 2024: Realizing the Future of Vaccination for Public Health
2024/10/18 Tobacco negotiations and health care funding for Nunavut
2024/10/03 A Prescription for Housing: Social Medicine Housing Initiative at 90 Dunn Avenue will be a new home to 51 UHN patients!
 
Call to Action # 20: Health (18-24)
2024/10/17 Ministers Champagne Jourdain and Lafrenière announce improved access to government services in Nunavik
 
Call to Action # 21: Health (18-24)
2024/10/15 Federal government invests $13M for Driftpile Cree Nation health and wellness facility
 
Call to Action # 22: Health (18-24)
2024/10/17 Six Nations to build Canada’s first Indigenous-run hospice
 
Call to Action # 40: Justice (25-42)
2024/10/04 New ‘Circle’ to guide safety of MMIWG2S+ during resource extraction projects
 
Call to Action # 41: Justice (25-42)
2024/10/23 Prairie Green landfill search for remains of First Nations women enters third stage
2024/10/17 Celebrating the ceremonial opening of Ne’ata’q Place, a shelter for Indigenous women and children in Newfoundland
2024/10/04 Indigenous organization to lead Red Dress Alert pilot project in Manitoba
2024/10/04 Ministers Anandasangaree, Vandal, Hajdu, and Ien issue a statement of support on Sisters in Spirit Day and the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people
2024/10/04 Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister
 
Call to Action # 42: Justice (25-42)
2024/10/17 The BC First Nations Justice Council Announces the Locations of 6 New Indigenous Justice Centres in BC
 
Call to Action # 50: Equity for Aboriginal People in the Legal System (50-52)
2024/10/30 Trespassing conviction makes history for First Nation law in Ontario
 
Call to Action # 62: Education for Reconciliation (62-65)
2024/10/28 New class lets N.S. students explore environmental science through a Mi'kmaw lens
2024/10/01 Manitoba Government Partners with Yellowquill University College to Recognize Education Degrees
 
Call to Action # 65: Education for Reconciliation (62-65)
2024/10/09 Government of Canada renews historic funding for Indigenous health research from coast to coast to coast
 
Call to Action # 67: Museums and Archives (67-70)
2024/10/15 Tŝilhqot’in and Museum of Vancouver Work Together in Repatriation
2024/10/14 Munsee-Delaware First Nation to visit Wampum belt tied to their history
 
Call to Action # 75: Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76)
2024/10/29 Special interlocutor releases final residential school graves report
2024/10/17 MEDIA ADVISORY – Special Interlocutor to Release Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials
 
Call to Action # 76: Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76)
2024/10/29 Special interlocutor releases final residential school graves report
 
Call to Action # 86: Media and Reconciliation (84-86)
2024/10/04 New Indigenous storytellers fellowship program launches for emerging journalists
 
Call to Action # 92: Business and Reconciliation (92)
2024/10/31 First Mining Signs Process Agreement With Cat Lake First Nation and Lac Seul First Nation Supporting Anishinaabe-Led Impact Assessment
2024/10/28 Times of ‘Wild West’ in mining are over: Agnico Eagle
2024/10/15 Scotiabank releases Truth & Reconciliation Action Plan
2024/10/15 Mi'kmaw embrace flagship Canadian offshore wind project
2024/10/02 Ontario Investing in Free Business Training for Racialized and Indigenous Entrepreneurs
 

Current Problems

Home Page: Government Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation: Government Commitments
2024/10/31 Joint Press Release: CEDAW Committee Urges Canada to Take Immediate Action and End Discrimination Against Indigenous Women
2024/10/25 AMC Reflects on First Year of Manitoba’s New NDP Government
2024/10/25 B.C. Conservative candidate uses racist slur to describe Indigenous Peoples on election night
2024/10/23 Sask. Indigenous leaders want members to vote; others say they shouldn't in colonial systems
2024/10/18 N.B. election: Blaine Higgs says Indigenous people ceded land ‘many, many years ago’
2024/10/15 PAGC Calls for Urgent Action During Ottawa Visit
2024/10/12 BC Conservative candidate doubles down on First Nations' 'responsibilities' to Downtown Eastside
2024/10/11 Mi’kmaw Sen. Paul Prosper releases ‘listening tour’ report
2024/10/04 Youth Call for Changes to Child Welfare and Housing Policies
2024/10/04 AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and New Brunswick Regional Chief Joanna Bernard Condemn Racist Remarks by New Brunswick PC Candidate Sherry Wilson
2024/10/03 Higgs villainized teachers, Indigenous people in debate performance
2024/10/03 BCMF Provides Clarity in the Face of Growing Misinformation
2024/10/03 Rustad Says Residential School Abuses Were Real. Some Conservatives Disagree
2024/10/02 Four Takeaways from the First BC Leaders’ Debate
2024/10/01 Nunavut gov't to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs
 
Home Page: Child Welfare (1-5): Legacy Calls to Action
2024/10/30 Manitoba Advocate Releases 2023-24 Annual Report, Notes Concerning Trends
2024/10/25 'Funding crisis' for Jordan's Principle jeopardizes Manitoba First Nations children's lives: chief
2024/10/25 AFN chiefs at odds after $47.8-billion child-welfare deal rejected
2024/10/23 More Jurisdiction, BC Representation Needed for Children and Families Agreement: First Nations Leadership Council
2024/10/23 Blood Tribe welcomes rejection of child welfare settlement
2024/10/22 Opinion | I’ve negotiated settlements with First Nations. This is why chiefs rejected the feds’ deal last week
2024/10/22 GNWT Releases Annual Report of the Director of Child and Family Services
2024/10/22 Why Are So Many Alberta Indigenous Youth Receiving Government Support Dying?
2024/10/18 Chiefs of Ontario remain committed to ending the discrimination against children living on-reserve
2024/10/18 Chiefs in Calgary pass resolution to re-negotiate child welfare deal with Ottawa
2024/10/18 First Nations leaders call for overhaul of negotiation process for child welfare reform deal
2024/10/18 ‘Great opportunity now to reset:’ says Cindy Blackstock after chiefs vote against AFN deal on child welfare
2024/10/17 First Nations vote down resolution to endorse $47.8B child welfare reform offer
2024/10/16 Chiefs gather in Calgary to vote on $47.8B child welfare reform proposal
2024/10/16 AFN leader questions if Tories would top $47.8B child welfare reform offer, urges chiefs to back it
2024/10/10 Tŝilhqot’in latest to call for child welfare agreement to be put on hold
2024/10/08 B.C.'s Indigenous child welfare system 'underfunded, broken beyond measure'
2024/10/07 Certification hearing for lawsuit involving off reserve Indigenous children in care begins in B.C.
 
Home Page: Education (6-12): Legacy Calls to Action
2024/10/30 60s Scoop survivors say cases of 'pretendians' make reconnecting with community even harder
2024/10/16 Incompetence or Worse? The Case of the Conservatives’ Education Platform 
2024/10/07 Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74-million in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change
 
Home Page: Health (18-24): Legacy Calls to Action
2024/10/25 Salluit 4-year-old suffers months-long eye infection with no referral south
2024/10/22 CMHA analysis reveals 2023 bilateral investments in mental health care are half of what the federal government claims
2024/10/20 CMA apology a first step toward healing medical harms against Indigenous people, advocates say
2024/10/16 Canada must act now to be prepared for the next health emergency, new pandemic report warns
2024/10/15 Saskatchewan Health Authority launches ‘critical incident’ investigation after Elder’s ponytail cut off
2024/10/11 Transport Canada withholds health study on Fort Chipewyan contamination
2024/10/11 Minister says not enough beds for compulsory care for addictions across the country
2024/10/09 An investigation into anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare: Why the CMA's apology is only the beginning
2024/10/04 The health of Indigenous people’s isn’t an Indigenous problem, it’s Canada’s responsibility
2024/10/02 First Nation treatment centres delay implementing Alberta’s addictions plan
2024/10/02 INDIGENOUS GOVERNMENTS OF FORT CHIPEWYAN ARE INVESTIGATING WHY THE FEDERAL CROWN DID NOT INFORM FORT CHIPEWYAN RESIDENTS OF A CONTAMINATED FEDERAL SITE IN THE CENTRE OF COMMUNITY
2024/10/02 Joyce Echaquan Memorial Rally: Four Years and the Quebec Governemnt Still Refuses to Adopt Joyce’s Principle
2024/10/01 MA apology ‘could have gone further’ says Cree doctor
 
Home Page: Justice (25-42): Legacy Calls to Action
2024/10/31 Syilx Okanagan woman files lawsuit alleging historic abuse at Vernon Catholic school
2024/10/30 FNLC Supports the Families of First Nation Victims Killed by Police and Calls for a Nation-Wide State of Emergency
2024/10/29 Correctional Investigator’s Latest Annual Report Issues Groundbreaking Investigations into the Experiences of Maximum-Security and Life-Sentenced Prisoners in Canada
2024/10/29 Red Rock Indian Band holds peaceful protest
2024/10/25 Council of Yukon First Nations criticizes Yukon government for ‘pausing’ territory’s only women’s halfway house
2024/10/24 Woodhouse, Anderson appear before Senate justice committee
2024/10/22 Families want inquiry after 9 police-involved Indigenous deaths
2024/10/17 Family of Blood Tribe man who died in Calgary Police custody calls for public inquiry
2024/10/17 How a resolution at the B.C. Law Society became a debate about residential school denialism
2024/10/16 Legislation to handle miscarriages of justice in Canada could be law by Christmas
2024/10/15 Heiltsuk chief blasts Canada's Indian status policy in UN speech
2024/10/15 Officers entered former Behchoko chief’s home in pursuit of suspected impaired driver: RCMP
2024/10/14 Nearly a decade later, questions still arise over handling of First Nation man’s death investigation in Vancouver  
2024/10/11 Thunder Bay’s police service to go under the microscope – again
2024/10/11 ‘We have to call it out’: Glenn Joyal on wrongful convictions, racism and the justice system
2024/10/11 'We want our kids back'
2024/10/08 Silence surrounds Indigenous deaths
2024/10/04 Accountability not national inquiry needed into First Nations deaths, says Anandasangaree
2024/10/04 First Nations leader says Saskatchewan court workers sent home for orange shirts
2024/10/04 Indigenous-led crisis teams in New Brunswick help people in distress, but need buy-in from police
2024/10/04 Lawyer for only RCMP officer convicted in Dale Culver’s death requests obstruction case be dropped
2024/10/03 Threat of federal election could sink wrongful conviction review board, says Innocence Canada  
2024/10/03 Pinaymootang First Nation man acquitted 50 years after his murder conviction
2024/10/01 BC Assembly of First Nations Calls for the Recognition of First Nations Jurisdiction over Policing after RCMP Failure
 
Home Page: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (43-44): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/24 Province’s approval of gravel pit mine violates DRIPA, says PIB expert: ‘It’s shocking that they issued a permit’
 
Home Page: Youth Programs (66): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/31 Indigenous youth skeptical of government's commitment to reconciliation, says survey
 
Home Page: Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/31 Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
2024/10/30 Special interlocutor says she received abuse, threats during work on residential schools 
2024/10/29 ‘I was taken aback’: Day school survivor says Winnipeg signs should come down
2024/10/29 Canada must provide reparations to families of children missing at residential schools, says Kimberly Murray
2024/10/28 Manitoba historian concerned residential school denialism will rise after Biden's apology in U.S.
2024/10/21 Report finds 55 children lost while attending BC residential school
2024/10/17 How a resolution at the B.C. Law Society became a debate about residential school denialism
2024/10/04 Canada legally obligated to provide sustainable, long-term funding for unmarked grave searches: Murray
2024/10/03 Mark Milke: Criminalizing residential school 'denialism' would silence Indigenous voices, too
 
Home Page: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (77-78): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/09 Chair, 8 members suspend roles in committee examining residential school documents
 
Home Page: Commemoration (79-83): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/17 Red Rock Indian Band plans peaceful protest in fight to return ancestors home
2024/10/04 AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and New Brunswick Regional Chief Joanna Bernard Condemn Racist Remarks by New Brunswick PC Candidate Sherry Wilson
2024/10/04 2 First Nations civil servants in Sask. 'shamed,' sent home for wearing orange on Sept. 30: chiefs
2024/10/04 First Nations leaders say Saskatchewan court workers sent home for orange shirts
2024/10/03 Charlottetown has no plans for boxed-up John A statue, but some want it shown again — differently
2024/10/01 PC candidate compares N.B.'s original 2SLGBTQ+ policy to Indigenous residential schools
2024/10/01 Rustad’s Indigenous policy announcement adds insult to injury, say First Nations
 
Home Page: Media and Reconciliation (84-86): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/12 Gov. Gen.'s spouse criticizes Quebec media over coverage of Mary Simon's trip to province
 
Home Page: Business and Reconciliation (92): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/24 Most contracts awarded to Indigenous businesses through federal program not audited
2024/10/23 Quebec First Nation wins court case to quash “Gold Rush” mining policy
2024/10/21 Home Depot launches investigation into Winnipeg store incident
2024/10/03 B.C. father and daughter accuse Canadian Tire, security company of racism, profiling
2024/10/03 Tabatha Bull speaks on inclusivity at WTO Forum as groundbreaking report is released on obstacles to export for Indigenous Business
2024/10/01 Heiltsuk Nation Goes Public With Human Rights Complaint Against Canadian Tire Alleging Racist Treatment of Indigenous Customers; Chief Says “Trust Has Been Broken”
 
Home Page: Drinking Water Advisories: Other Issues
2024/10/28 Alberta chiefs seek clarity on Canada's view of water rights following class action defence
2024/10/09 Judge reserves decision on Canada's legal duty to provide First Nations with safe water
2024/10/08 Canada stresses 'political' nature of commitment to providing First Nations clean water
2024/10/07 Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say
 
Home Page: Environment: Other Issues
2024/10/30 Keepers of the Water take message to COP16 that Canada's largest river basin needs to be protected
2024/10/29 B.C. First Nation launches court challenge over LNG plant effect on salmon
2024/10/28 Syilx Okanagan Nation says salmon run at risk after neighbouring nation pulls funds
2024/10/24 Indigenous stewardship holds the key to wildfire prevention in national parks, Jasper hearings told
2024/10/22 Federal ministers summoned over Fort Chipewyan contamination scandal
2024/10/12 Despite challenges, fishing on Lake Winnipeg 'just a way of life' for many in this northern First Nation
2024/10/10 Opaskwayak Cree Nation files suit over 2019 toxic fluid leak
2024/10/09 Indigenous guardians hold the key to reducing wildfires and their costs
2024/10/04 Women of Aamjiwnaang First Nation evacuated during benzene removal express health concerns
2024/10/04 Opposition MPs call Fort Chipewyan dock contamination 'environmental racism'
2024/10/03 Indigenous women from Ecuador bring concerns on mining abuses, free trade to Parliament Hill
2024/10/03 What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.?
2024/10/02 Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta accuse Ottawa of environmental ‘cover up’
2024/10/01 Aamjiwnaang First Nation evacuations begin as Ineos starts removing toxic chemical
 
Home Page: Food Insecurity: Other Issues
2024/10/01 Labrador residents say 'inhumane' food prices force families to go hungry
 
Home Page: Housing: Other Issues
2024/10/24 NDP MP says chiefs rejected a flawed child welfare agreement
2024/10/03 Ontario First Nations sue federal government over fire protection services funding
2024/10/03 First Nation elders risk being removed from community as Ottawa stays silent on funding for new residence
 
Home Page: Treaties and Land Claims: Other Issues
2024/10/11 Missanabie Cree First Nation suing for increase in annuities payments for Treaty 9 members
2024/10/07 Indigenous groups in U.S. and Canada clash over cross-border land claims
2024/10/03 Federal fisheries officers refusing duties because of violence on the water in N.S.
 

Background Content

Home Page: Government Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation: Government Commitments
2024/10/31 Métis National Council annual meeting over before it starts
2024/10/30 AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Welcomes Release of the Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials
2024/10/29 FNS Congratulates David Eby and the BC NDP: Indigenous issues must continue to be at the forefront
2024/10/26 Canadian Indigenous leaders hope Biden's residential schools apology leads to meaningful change
2024/10/25 ‘People don’t feel safe there’: Some Red River Métis voice concerns about MMF gathering
2024/10/25 Historic Apology: Boarding school history ‘a sin on our soul’
2024/10/24 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Parliamentary Wrap-Up – September 2023 – June 2024
2024/10/24 President Biden to issue boarding school apology – at last
2024/10/22 Mary Simon has had to ‘build a thick skin’ during decades of public service
2024/10/18 How will Indigenous voters cast their ballots in the upcoming provincial elections?
2024/10/17 Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada launches 2025-2029 Strategic Plan focused on advocacy
2024/10/14 Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) Attends Key International Meetings to advocate for Indigenous Women’s Rights
2024/10/11 Meet Saskatchewan's new treaty commissioner
2024/10/04 Meet the NDP Candidate Hoping to Unseat John Rustad
 
Call to Action # 1: Child Welfare (1-5)
2024/10/10 Ontario First Nations endorse $47.8B child welfare reform deal
 
Home Page: Education (6-12): Legacy Calls to Action
2024/10/20 Confederation College opens new Indigenous outdoor learning space in Thunder Bay, Ont.
2024/10/18 Museum to host book launch of new Indigenous anthology
2024/10/14 Niagara College working to remove barriers to Indigenous education with new scholarship program
2024/10/14 Premier Furey, Minister Reid and Indigenous Leaders Commemorate History of Beothuk During Unveiling Ceremonies at Confederation Building
2024/10/01 Award-winning book to become docudrama series
 
Home Page: Language and Culture (13-17): Legacy Calls to Action
2024/10/29 ‘My name is Jeannie and I am from Inukjuak’: Inuktitut translators try out Google Translate
2024/10/24 First Métis Nation Heritage Centre in Ontario Opens in Sault Ste. Marie
2024/10/18 Inuit in Ottawa applaud Google's latest addition to translation tool
2024/10/07 Pictou Landing First Nation and Sobeys bring Mi'kmaw language to grocery shopping
 
Home Page: Health (18-24): Legacy Calls to Action
2024/10/03 Ditidaht First Nation calls for better connectivity in wake of weekend death
 
Home Page: Justice (25-42): Legacy Calls to Action
2024/10/04 SCO Launches Fourth Annual Campaign to Honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit, and Gender-Diverse People
2024/10/01 Morgan’s Warriors: Melissa Robinson’s fight to search a landfill and prevent other tragedies
 
Home Page: Education for Reconciliation (62-65): Education (6-12)
2024/10/04 GDI and U of R Renew Affiliation Agreement and Celebrate the Indigenous Education Doctorate
 
Call to Action # 62: Education for Reconciliation (62-65)
2024/10/15 Nunavik school board redefines its goals by listening to communities
2024/10/04 GDI and U of R Renew Affiliation Agreement and Celebrate the Indigenous Education Doctorate
 
Home Page: Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/30 Indigenous leaders praise report on Canada's 'disappeared' residential school children
2024/10/24 International tribunal to investigate missing children, unmarked graves associated with residential schools
2024/10/02 Army returns remains of 9 Indigenous children who died at boarding school over a century ago
 
Call to Action # 75: Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76)
2024/10/23 Anishinabek Nation hosts research and recovery methodologies knowledge exchange gathering
2024/10/06 When they died, they were buried without a marker. Inside the quest to restore dignity to some of Ontario’s forgotten
 
Home Page: Sports and Reconciliation (87-91): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/04 Toronto Raptors Host Basketball Clinic in Kahnawake
 
Home Page: Business and Reconciliation (92): Reconciliation CTAs (43-94)
2024/10/31 Watay Power announces energization of two more northern Ontario First Nations
2024/10/23 MMF launches Red River Métis Power Corporation for wind energy development
2024/10/22 Inuit Voices Lead the Conversation on Nunavik’s Mining Growth in Nunatta Ataani (Beneath Our Feet) Documentary
2024/10/18 First Nations cannabis industry continues to grow after 6 years of legalization in Canada
2024/10/17 A new path for a fair energy transition with Indigenous communities
2024/10/14 Business group calls for more Indigenous participation in forest sector
2024/10/09 R8dius Set to Widen the Circle of Opportunities in Professional Services with Indigenous Majority-Owned Business Model
2024/10/09 National group advancing opportunities for new generations
2024/10/04 CRTC takes action to bring fibre Internet to 16 rural communities in Manitoba
2024/10/02 Indigenous Nations are the key to powering Ontario
 
Home Page: Drinking Water Advisories: Other Issues
2024/10/07 Water First internship is training the next generation of First Nation water operators
 
Home Page: Environment: Other Issues
2024/10/30 First Nations are committed to protecting biodiversity
2024/10/29 Raising the health and clean energy bar on First Nations
2024/10/21 LIGHTENING THE LAND: Restoring Balance and the Case for Indigenous Fire Management
2024/10/03 Funding for Indigenous Guardians is now Indigenous-led
 
Home Page: Housing: Other Issues
2024/10/30 Conference Board of Canada: Evaluating homeownership in First Nation communities through program review and interviews.
2024/10/24 The Jericho Lands give First Nations a say in Vancouver's future. But some say the development is too large
2024/10/09 OAHS Launches 10-Year Strategic Plan
2024/10/07 From Grassroots to Leading Provider: The 30-Year Journey of Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services
2024/10/04 Indigenous Leaders: Scott Flamand’s sage advice is empowering First Nations homeowners
 
Home Page: Urban Commitments to Reconciliation: Other Issues
2024/10/24 Community advocate dreams of urban reserve near Winnipeg’s downtown
 

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2024/10/23 Nunavik childcare and language advocate wins 2024 ITK Award for Inuit Excellence
 
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2024/10/25 Rebecca Belmore Wins the 2024 Audain Prize
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2024/10/18 Whitefish River First Nation lawyer inducted into prestigious North American association

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