Parliamentary Secretary Takes Budget 2016 Message to Canada’s North
Press release April 1, 2016 – Iqaluit, Nunavut – Department of Finance François-Philippe Champagne, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, today met with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and Nunavut Premier…
Mushkegowuk Saddened to Hear About Pikangikum Fire
Press Release (March 31, 2016, Moose Factory, ON): The Mushkegowuk First Nations were shocked to hear about the tragic events in Pikangikum First Nation yesterday. The Mushkegowuk leaders were gathered…
The situation of Aboriginal women in Val-d’Or is not isolated case
Press Release Kahnawake, April 1st, 2016 – Following the March 31th episode of “Enquête” on ICI Radio-Canada on the situation of violence against Aboriginal women in Quebec, Quebec Native Women…
NWAC Stands with Indigenous Women of Val D’Or; encourages all Survivors of Police Violence to Continue Coming Forward
Press Release (April 1, 2016) (Ottawa, ON) ― The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) has learned that there are more Indigenous women coming forward in the Val D’Or region…
Students from Puvirnituq and Salluit will represent Nunavik at the 2016 Quebec Aboriginal Science Fair
Press Release Montreal, Qc (April 1st, 2016) – Next week, the five Nunavik Regional Science Fair winners will represent Nunavik at the provincial level. On April 5 and 6, they…
“Trust in Public Security is a Priority and a Right”, says the AFNQL
Press Release Wendake, QC, April 1, 2016– The equal application of the law for all is a basic principle that should never be questioned. “These new alleged cases of abuse…
3rd Anti-Poverty Roundtable wraps up
Press Release YELLOWKNIFE (March 31, 2016) – Representatives from the GNWT, Aboriginal governments, communities, non-government organizations and businesses met in Yellowknife this week to continue collaborative efforts to identify and…
Legislative and regulatory amendments clear the path for First Nations to exercise their jurisdiction and build their economies under the FMA
Press Release April 01, 2016 KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA (April 1, 2016) Long awaited changes to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (FMA) and its regulations came into effect today. With…
New Relationship Trust 2016 Strategic Plan is now available
Press Release INTRODUCTION The New Relationship Trust (NRT) was created in 2006 as a response to the call for a new relationship between First Nations and the government of BC.…
MUN’s Faculty of Medicine announces Pre-Med Summer Institute
March 31, 2016 The Pre-Med Summer Institute is an intensive, non-credit program offered for three weeks (July 3-23, 2016) to pre-medical students. The institute is jointly sponsored by the MUN Faculty…
