New agreement gives urban communities a voice
The plan will add Indigenous perspectives to policy decisions, says advocate.
Jamie Pashagumskum
Originally from the Cree Nation of Chisasibi on the eastern coast of James Bay, Quebec, Jamie has lived in Ottawa since 2015. Trained in journalism at Carleton University, he has worked as a freelance print journalist and as a writer/researcher for the Cree unit of CBC North out of Montreal. Jamie was hired as the reporter/correspondent for the Ottawa bureau in October 2019.
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First Nation communities in Ontario and Quebec are preparing for all scenarios in their back…
Police oversight needs Indigenous input says Chantel Moore’s family
Family has not heard from Bill Blair’s office.