A champion of Metis rights passes away in Winnipeg at age 74
A prominent Metis figure has passed away. Father Guy Lavallee was 74 years old.
A prominent Metis figure has passed away. Father Guy Lavallee was 74 years old.
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt defended Ottawa’s treatment of First Nation children Tuesday as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal continued to hear closing arguments on a discrimination case against the federal government.
A funding shortfall faced by Aboriginal Affairs on the East Coast put First Nation children at “high” risk of “exposure” to “serious harm,” according to an internal department document that surfaced during a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal hearing wrapping up this week.
The YWCA in Prince Albert, Sask., provides services to thousands of clients every year.
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The city is committing $2.5 million a year for housing and shelters.
Jacobs says a Royal Commission is needed on missing and murdered Indigenous women.
The Harper government has reduced funding for shelters in 41 First Nation communities by millions of dollars, according to a comparison between Aboriginal Affairs numbers and those contained in an “Action Plan” to fight violence against Indigenous women.
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WINNIPEG – More than a thousand people gathered Tuesday night in Winnipeg to remember Tina Fontaine and Faron Hall on the banks of the Red River where they were both pulled from the water by police Sunday.