Stories from Sasakamoose – Prince Albert Daily Herald
February 7, 2018 First Indigenous NHL player shares his experiences I’m convinced that Fred Sasakamoose isn’t just a skilled hockey player. My god, he can tell a story. He had…
Mixed reaction to new fish habitat rules: ‘Would have preferred to see it go further’ – Times Colonist
The federal government will spend $284 million over the next five years to enforce new laws protecting habitat wherever fish are present, says Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc. A number of…
Meet Montreal’s commissioner of Indigenous affairs – CBC
Marie-Ève Bordeleau says she will work to develop a holistic reconciliation plan for the city Feb 07, 2018 Montreal’s newly minted commissioner of Indigenous affairs, Marie-Ève Bordeleau, says the job…
Protection of ancestral lands – Atikamekw Council of Opitciwan welcomes the Williams Lake Aboriginal Community’s Supreme Court victory
Press Release OPITCIWAN, QC, Feb. 7, 2018 – The Atikamekw Council of Opitciwan is pleased with the British Columbian Williams Lake First Nation’s February 2 victory in Canada’s highest court regarding a judgment on a dispute…
High school Aboriginal committee earns $1k donation from Northern Ontario band council – CBC
Superior CVI Aboriginal Committee presented with $1,000 donation from Whitesand First Nation band council Feb 07, 2018 The cultural work being done by a Thunder Bay high school’s Aboriginal committee…
Media Advisory: Government of Canada Invests in Innu Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Press Release Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL – February 7, 2018 — Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic…
Manitoba senator blasts Liberals over Indigenous issues – Winnipeg Free Press
OTTAWA — A Manitoba senator appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in December gave a scathing dressing-down Tuesday of the Liberals’ approach to Indigenous issues, in her first major comments…
Minister Cochrane Congratulates NWT Olympians
Press Release YELLOWKNIFE (February 6, 2018) – Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Caroline Cochrane issued the following statement congratulating NWT Olympians: “As the Minister whose portfolio includes sports and recreation…
Youth will have say in coroner’s review of group and foster home safety – The Star
Up to 10 youth with experience in Ontario’s child welfare system will be invited to inform a panel of experts probing the deaths of 11 young people in residential care…
MMIWG representatives to visit, gather statements, in Lower Post, B.C. – CBC
Communities of Good Hope Lake, B.C., and Watson Lake, Yukon, invited to participate February 07, 2018 Representatives from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will…
